§ 27. Mr. P. Robertsasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation why the obstruction has been unnecessarily prolonged on the Sheffield-to-Worksop Road at Mill Bridge, Woodhouse; and whether he will take steps to restore the free passage of this road for the benefit of the public.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterWork on this bridge should finish next month. It has 1443 been open to traffic on a one-way basis during reconstruction, which I do not think has been prolonged.
§ Mr. RobertsIs my right hon. Friend aware that the obstruction has been there for a year now and that a considerable number of people have been inconvenienced for considerable periods each day? Can he say what period of licence was given to the contractors when the work first started to continue the obstruction?
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe work started in November of last year, and it has taken longer than it would otherwise have done because of the necessity to keep one half of the bridge open to traffic during the work. I should like notice with regard to the Statutory Instrument about the diversion of traffic, but I imagine that it was coincident with the period of the work.