Heathrow third runway expansion plans revealed
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent, Fiona Harvey from Environment | The Guardian on (#4HD87)
Proposals, including lowering M25 and rerouting rivers, raise fears of environmental impact
The scale of the disruption from Heathrow airport's expansion project has been revealed with the publication of detailed plans to lower the M25 for the third runway to cross, reroute rivers, replace utilities and build car parks for nearly 50,000 cars.
A 12-week public consultation opened on Tuesday at 8am, with campaigners warning of the severe impact for years to come of more than 700 extra planes in the sky after 2026, when the runway is due to open.
Continue reading...