{"id":2476,"date":"2020-11-25T17:31:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T17:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2020-11-25T17:31:06","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T17:31:06","slug":"the-dco-for-lower-thames-crossing-is-withdrawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tunnelingworld.com\/?p=2476","title":{"rendered":"The DCO for Lower Thames Crossing is Withdrawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The development consent order (DCO) application for constructing the \u00a36.8bn Lower Thames Crossing, creating an underground corridor between Essex and Kent, was released suddenly by the Highways England shortly this month. \u00a0After the call for bidders to build the longest twin-tube road tunnel in the UK applying Tunnel Boring Machines, the Highways England decided to reveal the DCO of the Lower Thames Crossing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A spokesman of the government-owned company declared: <em>&#8220;As with all major projects, there is a natural uncertainty of delivering a project of the size and scale of the Lower Thames Crossing. 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