The QE2 Dartford Bridge was delivered on time and within budget by the original DBFO consortium. Over 836 million vehicles have used the Dartford Crossing (including both tunnels and bridge) from 1963 to 2001. A total of 85,000 vehicles use the Dartford Crossing facilities each day. The bridge is paying back its debt at a faster rate due to higher than forecast traffic flows on the M25 orbital road at Dartford Crossing.