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The Dartford–Thurrock River Crossing, commonly known as the Dartford Crossing and until 1991 the Dartford Tunnel, is a major road crossing of the River Thames in England, carrying the A282 road between Dartford in Kent in the south and Thurrock in Essex in the north. It consists of two bored tunnels and the cable-stayed Queen Elizabeth II Bridge.
Dart Charge bailiffs have collected nearly £112m since 2019, it emerges.
The Dartford Crossing consists of a bridge and two tunnels, which connect Thurrock in Essex with Dartford in Kent.
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In 2003 the Dartford Crossing construction debt was paid off, which had been expected to result in the scrapping of the toll fee to cross. However, the government decided to continue to charge most crossing users to keep congestion levels down. [36] As with congestion charging schemes, all proceeds must be used for transport purposes.
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The Dartford Crossing has a dedicated control centre. There is an extensive network of closed-circuit television (CCTV) on the motorway so incidents can be easily identified and located. A number of 4×4 vehicles patrol the motorway, attempting to keep traffic moving where possible, and assisting the local police.
"Dartford Crossing is over capacity - businesses can't make deliveries, residents can't get to hospital on time and people are late for work," said Jim Dickson, the town's MP, who is backing plans ...