M25 reopens after lorry fire but crash causes new Dartford Tunnel closure
He said other constituents had reported taking three hours to travel just over 10 miles between Gravesend and Dartford, and it taking 40 minutes to get to Taekwondo classes that would normally take a five-minute journey. "All in all, it's been a terrible day," he said. "It underscores my campaign and that of other Dartford residents, to get the Lower Thames Crossing built as soon as possible, to take the pressure off the Dartford Crossing which is really disrupting people's lives." Read the full story here[1].