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Truck parking needed for London Gateway

28th August 2008
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By Christopher Walton CONCERNS HAVE been raised over the infrastructure demands of the planned £1.5bn London Gateway container port development in Thurrock, Essex.

After DP World signed a £400m contract last week to begin construction of the new port, which is due to be completed in the next 10 to 15 years, the industry has urged planners to account for the need for secure overnight parking.

Gordon Telling, head of policy for London and the SouthEast at the Freight Transport Association, says that while the ETA welcomes the construction of the London Gateway port, secure overnight parking provision has to be considered. "This is a priority for us. With London Gateway there is definitely going to be a need for significant capacity."

Alex Wilson, transport manager at Tilbury, Thurrock-based Freight Management, says construction of the container port would increase business but believes that planning authorities should "look at the need for secure, overnight parking".

Wilson adds that the A13 and M25 would struggle to cope with the increased container freight traffic.

The union Unite has written to Thurrock Council urging it to provide adequate overnight parking sites for HGV vehicles.

The council told drivers to find alternatives to the Globe Industrial Estate in Grays. Essex, following complaints from residents.

Edward Vokes, transportation manager for Thurrock Council, says it wants lorry drivers to use the Titan Lorry Park and the M25 motorway service area for parking. However, Unite argues that the sites are often full and have to turn away drivers.

A meeting between the council, hauliers and the FTA is planned for 4 September.


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