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Thames Estuary
Bidder: Thames Estuary Growth Board (TEGB)
Value: £5.1bn GVA, >£4.5bn new public and private investment. 17,000 acres land development. £400m port investment in deprived areas.
Thames Estuary steeped in port history.
Job creation: 25k +
The bid consortium promoting the Thames Freeport has lodged their comprehensive bid with the Government for a digitally-linked economic zone connecting Ford's world-class Dagenham engine plant, the global ports at London Gateway and Tilbury, large development employment areas and many river communities in need of regeneration.
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