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<br /> INTERNATIONAL EDITION<br /> February 2016<br /> India<br /> Czech hand<br /> mining<br /> Ground<br /> risk<br /> RESERVOIR SLOG<br /> Teams connect an abandoned reservoir to the Montreal<br /> water network despite challenging geology<br /> <br /> COMMENT<br /> ENTER THE NIMBY<br /> A<br /> PUBLIC CONSULTATION has opened for a new road<br /> crossing of London's River Thames. The idea is for<br /> a new tunnel to the east of the city to relieve the<br /> enormous traffic strain on the existing Dartford Crossing.<br /> For over 50 years, the Dartford Crossing has provided<br /> the only road crossing of the Thames east of London. This<br /> spectacular choke point, partly caused by tollbooths, consists<br /> of two bored tunnels and a bridge. Highways England claims<br /> 50 million crossings per year, of which 25 per cent are freight<br /> vehicles. 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