London is slowly grinding to a halt - on that everyone seems to agree - but the right solution to the capital's transport congestion is fiercely debated.
The Department of Transport will soon announce a shortlist of major schemes to tackle the problem and this marks the beginning of one of the most crucial periods of planning in the region's history.
Terry Dignan looks at Government policy and reports on the growing number of campaigners who believe that the time is right for drastic action - to produce a new vision of transport for the south east.

(Regional Programme: for details of variations in other regions see panel below)