17 h. ago Heathrow's £33bn third runway plan to move M25 gets Labour backing

The Heathrow proposals involve building a 3,500-metre runway and require a new M25 tunnel and bridges to be built 130 metres west of the existing motorway.

Economics

19 h. ago Heathrow airport’s £33bn third runway plan chosen by government

Scheme includes plan to move the M25 and could mean up to 760 more planes in the skies around London every dayBusiness live – latest updatesMinisters have backed a plan for a third runway at Heathrow to be in operation by 2035 as they opted for the longer, costlier runway drawn up by the airport’s owners as the basis for its expansion.The £33bn scheme for a 2.2-mile (3.5km) north-western runway crossing the M25 motorway was picked in preference as the “most credible and deliverable option”, ahead of a rival plan submitted by the Arora Group. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago M25 chaos for years as government backs £33bn plan to move London ring road to build Heathrow third runway

The Transport Secretary admitted that Heathrow’s scheme ‘requires major works to the M25’

Politics

20 h. ago Heathrow airport’s £33bn plan for third runway gets government go

Rival group may still have the chance to deliver expansion – but opponents call plan ‘act of national self-harm’

Politics

37 h. ago UK ministers back Heathrow airport’s £49bn plan for third runway

Proposal to expand London hub will require moving part of the M25 motorway

Politics

38 h. ago Ministers back Heathrow’s £49bn runway plan over rival scheme

Expansion plan for London’s hub airport will require moving the M25 motorway

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