Lower Thames Crossing

But National Highways also receives £5m in rental payments from the properties it has purchased.

The boring machine used to build a new road between Essex and Kent is 16 metres wide.

Jen Craft wants to see the return of a crossing that links Essex and Kent over the River Thames.

In her Budget, the chancellor describes infrastructure as "the backbone of economic growth".

National Highways says the training programme aims to tackle skills shortage in construction.

Gravesham MP says the closure of the Gravesend-Tilbury ferry has had an impact on the local economy.

Two MPs say revenue from the new tunnel should be used to support the return of the ferry.