>Ministers are set to publicly signal support for a long-sought third runway at Heathrow, sign off on plans to bring the second strip at Gatwick into full-time use, and allow an increase in the capacity at Luton Airport, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked for anonymity discussing plans that haven’t been finalized.
>Other projects poised to be signed off after being delayed are the Lower Thames Crossing, a road tunnel beneath London’s Thames River, and a Universal Studios theme park north of the capital, the people said.
Looks like the Lower Thames Crossing saga may come to an end.
!ping UK
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Even as someone who is probably more environmentally concerned than average in this sub, constricting our economic growth when the US and China compete to burn more fossil fuels makes absolutely no sense.
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>Ministers are set to publicly signal support for a long-sought third runway at Heathrow, sign off on plans to bring the second strip at Gatwick into full-time use, and allow an increase in the capacity at Luton Airport, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked for anonymity discussing plans that haven’t been finalized.
>Other projects poised to be signed off after being delayed are the Lower Thames Crossing, a road tunnel beneath London’s Thames River, and a Universal Studios theme park north of the capital, the people said.
Looks like the Lower Thames Crossing saga may come to an end.
!ping UK
Even as someone who is probably more environmentally concerned than average in this sub, constricting our economic growth when the US and China compete to burn more fossil fuels makes absolutely no sense.
PRAISE BE.