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| New Heathrow runway may be built above the M25 | |
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| The third runway at Heathrow Airport could involve planes taking off from a "ramp" over the M25 motorway, the transport secretary says. | |
| Chris Grayling said this would be "cheaper and quicker" than building a tunnel for the M25 under the new runway and would cause less disruption for drivers during construction. | |
| He said many other airports around the world had built runways over motorways. | He said many other airports around the world had built runways over motorways. |
| There would be "a very gentle hill up which the planes would take off". | |
| The government's long-awaited backing for a third runway at London Heathrow has been attacked by cabinet ministers Boris Johnson and Justine Greening and sparked the resignation of Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith. | |
| The decision is also set to face a challenge in the courts, with the Richmond council leader Lord True telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme he was "taking legal advice". | |
| The Conservative peer said Heathrow was "busting air quality legal limits" and was responsible for "40% of all noise pollution in Europe associated with airports". | |
| He added: "The fact that the government has already delayed action for a year results from our reminding them that they hadn't yet fulfilled things which they're required to do under the existing law." | |
| Lord True said he would be campaigning for Mr Goldsmith, who will contest the Richmond Park by-election as an independent with the Conservatives not putting forward a candidate against him. |