#heathrow-expansion

#heathrow-expansion

The airport's owners want to build a full-length 3,500m (2.2-mile) runway, which would involve diverting the M25, while Arora Group is seeking permission for a 2,800m runway, negating the need to move the motorway. A decision on which developer will build Heathrow's third runway is due by the end of the month. In the summer, Heathrow Airport revealed its 49bn plans to build a third runway and accompanying infrastructure, including a new road tunnel under the airport, and widening the M25 motorway between junctions 14 and 15.

A recent poll found 57 per cent of readers oppose Heathrow's third runway, with 39 per cent in favour and 4 per cent unsure.