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Free-flow toll for Dartford
Plans to improve motorists’ journeys over the Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing have moved closer with the signing of a major contract.
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BREAKING NEWS: Free-flow toll moves closer for Dartford
Plans to improve motorists’ journeys over the Dartford to Thurrock River Crossing with an automated "free-flow" system have moved a step closer with the signing of a major contract, the Highways Agency says.
It has awarded a £367m contract to design, implement, deliver and operate the new charging system to European tolls agency sanef. The deal could last ten years.
Plans to upgrade the crossing's tolls have proved controversial with motorists' groups arguing that the costs of building the bridge and tunnel have already been covered - and that the toll itself was becoming "a tax".