§ Mr. Peter Millsasked the Minister of Transport what progress has been made in making it possible for heavy vehicles necessary to the industrial and economic life of the area to use Bideford Bridge again.
§ Mr. CarmichaelTemporary repairs and strengthening will have made it possible to allow vehicles up to 15 tons—including buses and coaches—to use the bridge when it is reopened on 29th March. As permanent repair work, including further strengthening, proceeds, it is hoped to relax these restrictions progressively.