Dear Rebecca Lush

Thank you for your request relating to Breakdown of costs of Lower Thames
Crossing received on 28 February 2024. 

The due date for issuing a response is 27 March 2024.

Please feel free to contact our team if you have any queries quoting
FOI/7620 in any future communications

Kind regards

FOI Advice

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Dear Rebecca Lush

FOI/7620: A Breakdown of Costs of the Lower Thames Crossing

Thank you for your information request date 28 February 2024 regarding a
breakdown of costs of the Lower Thames Crossing. 

You asked:

On 12 August 2023 roads minister Richard Holden MP wrote to the Transport
Select Committee regarding the costs of the Lower Thames Crossing.
https://committees.parliament.uk/publica...

In it he said:
"Over £800m has been spent on the Lower Thames Crossing project to date.
This is not solely on planning costs and is across the project, including
technical surveys and investigations, land purchasing costs as well as on
the three major National Highways contracts to deliver the Lower Thames
Crossing"

Please can National Highways provide a breakdown of how much of this "over
£800m" has been spent on:
1) Planning costs (each of the two, separate DCO applications)
2) Consultations
3) Technical surveys and investigations
4) Land purchasing costs
5) The three major National Highways contracts
  
I can confirm that we hold the information you have requested.

The statement made by the Rt Hon Richard Holden MP on 12 August referred
to the written statement to Parliament on 9 March 2023 regarding record
investment plans for transport network. The costs requested are outlined
below. Please note these do not include VAT.
 

  Cost to Feb-23
1) Planning costs (each of the two, separate DCO
applications) 245.3
2) Consultations 27.0
3) Technical surveys and investigations 307.4
4) Land purchasing costs 97.7
5) The three major National Highways contracts 2.6
Total 680.1

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            Cheshire 
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Please remember to quote reference number FOI/7620 in any future
communications about this response.  

Kind regards 
  
Lower Thames Crossing – Executive Programme Director

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