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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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David Lynch

INSANE: Lower thames crossing first scheme with new environmental approach minister | Rare Historical Photos

The project aims to span the Thames between Kent and Essex with two tunnels (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Lower Thames Crossing is the first major building project where a new scheme to cut environmental red tape will be put to the test, ministers have announced.

Other projects could also be made “faster” by a drive to scrap and streamline environmental rules, Environment Secretary Steve Reed said.

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