The trouble with the Thames 26 July 2018
The capital's planned new river crossing faces opposition at every turn. Why has it always been so hard to find new ways across the Thames in East London?
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East Cross Route
The strangest part of London's planned inner Motorway Box - not just because it's nothing like the other three sides, but also because it actually got built.
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Sorry, wrong number
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New Medway Viaducts
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