GRAVESEND residents can have their say this evening on where a new Thames crossing should go.
The government has put forward three options to tackle the current daily congestion between Kent and Essex, including a second crossing in the same location as the Dartford Crossing.
A second option put forward would connect the A2 at Swanscombe with the A1089 in Tilbury.
This road, known as Ferry Road, passes through the town and towards the port from which the Tilbury to Gravesend ferry departs.
The third proposed scheme would connect the M2 motorway with the A13 in Essex, which would then deliver traffic onto the M25 between junction 30 at Lakeside and junction 29 at the A127.
Hundreds are expected to attend a meeting at Thamesview School in Thong Lane, Gravesend, starting at 7.30pm this evening when a representative from the department of transport will put the options across members of the public can debate them.
The public consultation on the issue closes on July 16.
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