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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.
The Thames Crossing Action Group prefers new, longer tunnels at Dartford that would allow long-distance traffic on the M25 to bypass the existing Dartford Crossing. [ 69 ] Two local authorities, Thurrock Borough Council and Gravesham Borough Council oppose the project. [ 70 ]
At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said ...
Consequently, railway builders have had to tunnel under the river in the city centre rather than bridge it. By contrast, railway bridges are relatively common to the west of the inner city. Another historical factor has been the presence of the Port of London , which until the 1980s required large ships to be able to access the river as far ...
The Dartford Cable Tunnel is a 2.4 km utility tunnel beneath the Thames, upstream of the Dartford Crossing. With a diameter of ~3 m (10 ft), it carries a 400 kV National Grid electrical transmission cable. It is accessible by foot as a crossing of the Thames, but by authorised personnel only.
Nepal has signed a framework agreement with China on the Belt and Road initiative, after an initial pact was signed seven years ago but no progress made since, paving the way for cooperation on ...
Tunnel Diameter (m) Start location End location Length (m) Type Construction year Reference Melamchi Water Supply Project (Longest in Nepal) 3.70 Melamchi: Sundarijal: 25,915 Drinking water supply 2021 [1] Bheri Babai Diversion Multipurpose Project: 12,000 Irrigation 2019 [2] Churia Tunnel (oldest tunnel in Nepal) Hetauda: Amlekhganj: 500 ...