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The Dartford - Thurrock River Crossing
The Dartford - Thurrock River Crossing
- Status
- Current
- Located in
- Area 5
- Scheme type
- Other
Revision of Charges at Dartford River Crossing
The Customer Centre at the Dartford Crossing offices is open for drivers wishing to apply for the new Local Resident, Exemption and DART-Tag schemes. The new charges started at 10pm on Saturday 15 November 2008. Information about the revision of the Charges is now available on the Latest News link from the right hand navigation menu.
DART-Tag - the Dartford Crossing pre-payment system. Please visit http://www.dart-tag.co.uk/ for more information about applying for the Local Resident, Exemption and DART-Tag schemes.
The Project
The Dartford - Thurrock River Crossing is one of Europe's most heavily used crossings and complex traffic management systems. Spanning the Thames between Dartford and Thurrock, the crossing forms a vital link in the M25, Britain's most important orbital road.
The Crossing is comprised of two dual-lane tunnels carrying traffic to the north and a four-lane cable-stayed bridge carrying traffic to the south.
Le Crossing Company Limited currently operates the crossing on behalf of the Highways Agency. Le Crossing took over from the Dartford River Crossing Limited whose concession ended on 31st March 2003 under the terms of Dartford-Thurrock Crossing Act 1988.
