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What we are consulting on Orsett Hall, Prince Charles 11.00am – 11.00am – Wednesday 3 February Friday 19 February Avenue, Orsett, Essex, RM16 3HS 7.00pm Bluewater Shopping Centre 7.00pm Our proposal is for a new road which would connect Bluewater Parkway, Greenhithe, Cascade Leisure Centre, Thong 11.00am – 10.30am – Thursday 4 February Kent, DA9 9ST Saturday 20 February the A2/M2 in Kent with a tunnel crossing east of Lane, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 4LG 7.00pm 4.00pm Gravesend and Tilbury (known as Option C in the Riverside Community Hall, Hurst Community Centre, 2013 consultation), before joining the M25 between 11.00am – 11.00am – Riverside Centre, Dickens Road, Friday 5 February Hurst Place, Hurst Road Bexley, Monday 22 February 7.00pm 7.00pm junctions 29 and 30. Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JY DA5 3LH Eastgate Events Venue, Eastgate, Shorne Village Hall,16 The Street, 10.30am – 11.00am – There are three route options north Saturday 6 February 141 Springhead Parkway, Tuesday 23 February Shorne, Kent, DA12 3EA 4.00pm 7.00pm of the river in Essex and two south of the river in Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 8AD The Culver Centre, Kent (shown on the map on the front cover). 11.00am – Temple Hill Community Centre, Daiglen Drive, South Ockendon, Monday 8 February 11.00am – 7.00pm Temple Hill Square, Dartford, Friday 26 February Essex, RM15 5RR 7.00pm Your views will inform the Government’s decision DA1 5HY Thurrock Council for Voluntary on which route would be built. This decision is Services,The Beehive Resource 11.00am – Orchard Shopping Centre, 10.30am – Thursday 11 February Saturday 27 February expected later this year. Centre, West Street, Grays, Essex, 7.00pm High St, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1DN 4.00pm RM17 6XP The Towngate Theatre, St. Martin’s 11.00am – 11.00am – Square, Basildon, Essex, Tuesday 1 March Friday 12 February 7.00pm Gravesham Borough Council 7.00pm SS14 1DL. Civic Centre, Windmill Street, Thurrock Council for Voluntary 10.30am – Gravesend, Kent, DA12 1AU Saturday 13 February Services, The Beehive Resource 11.00am – 4.00pm Thursday 3 March Centre, West Street, Grays, Essex, 7.00pm Upminster Junior School, 11.00am – RM17 6XP St Mary’s Lane, Upminster, Essex, Monday 15 February 7.00pm 11.00am – RM14 3BS Friday 4 March Lakeside Shopping Centre, 7.00pm East Tilbury Primary School, West Thurrock Way, Grays, Essex, 11.00am – Princess Margaret Road, Tuesday 16 February RM20 2ZP 10.30am – 7.00pm Saturday 5 March East Tilbury, Essex, RM18 8SB 4.00pm East and West Horndon Village Kent County Council Offices, 11.00am – 11.00am – Hall, Thorndon Avenue, West Wednesday 17 February Maidstone House, King Street, Monday 7 March 7.00pm 7.00pm Horndon, Brentwood, CM13 3TP Maidstone, ME15 6JQ Lansdowne Primary Academy, The Corn Exchange, Northgate, 11.00am – 11.00am – Tuesday 8 March Lansdowne Road, Tilbury, Essex, Thursday 18 February Rochester, Medway, ME1 1LS 7.00pm 7.00pm RM18 7QB Find out more and have your say To find out more about our proposals Why the crossing is needed and to provide your views you can: Visit our website View the proposals Lower Thames Crossing For over 50 years, the Dartford Crossing has View and download our booklet Copies of the consultation materials, provided the only road link across the River Thames and you can provide your views by maps and questionnaire will be Have your say east of London. It provides a key route for local, completing the questionnaire online at available at the events and at various national and international traffic. www.lower-thames-crossing.co.uk locations in your local area. It is one of the busiest roads in the country. It is Highways England is consulting on proposals for a new road crossing of the Join us at one of our events already used 50 million times a year and traffic River Thames connecting Kent and Essex. This is your opportunity to give Members of our team will be on hand volumes are forecast to increase. your view on our proposals. to answer your questions. A new crossing is needed to reduce congestion at Consultation closes on 24 March 2016 the existing crossing and support economic growth, A127 including new homes and jobs in the region. A127 BRENTWOOD Romford Dunton www.lower-thames-crossing.co.uk Junction 29

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