§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the box girder bridges in the United Kingdom indicating which have been under a restriction, which have now been inspected by his Department, whether the restriction has been altered or lifted since first imposed, which bridges need strengthening, and the estimated cost and planned date of completion in each case.
§ Mr. Graham PageSteel box girder bridges in Scotland and Wales are the 207W responsibility of the respective Secretaries of State. The physical inspection of the 51 English bridges in service was completed by the individual maintaining
1. Traffic lane restrictions on Parton and Pirton Bridges over trunk road A40 Gloucestershire were replaced by weight restrictions on 6th October, 1971.
2. BRIDGES ON WHICH RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED (19)
(a) D.O.E. Bridges: Salmesbury (M6) Lancashire, Elstree (M1) Hertfordshire, Watford By-Pass (M1) Hertfordshire, M62 Accommodation bridges Lancashire (6) M6 Accommodation bridges Cumberland (4)*, Bridges over M6 in Cumberland (5).
* These bridges were strengthened prior to lifting of restrictions.
(b) Non-D.O.E.: Rice Lane Flyover, Liverpool.
3 BRIDGES FOR WHICH STRENGTHENING IS NOW BEING ARRANGED (8) Target Date for Completion Approximate Estimated Cost £ (a) In progress: Non-D.O.E.: Bradford Street, Bolton 21st December, 1971 … 6,500 (b) Due to start within 4 weeks: D.O.E. bridges: Rose Bank Trunk Road A56 Lancashire Mid-February, 1972 … 5,000 Letchworth Road A1(M) Hertfordshire Mid-February, 1972 … 5,000 Midland Links Oldbury (M5) and West Bromwich (M5) End-April, 1972 … 50,000 (c) Work programmed to start February—March, 1972: D.O.E.: Irwell M62 (Lancashire), Bury New Road M62 (Lancashire) Not yet known Non-D.O.E.: Aston Expressway (Contract B) Not yet known 4. Re-appraisal of the designs of the larger and more complex bridges is proceeding as rapidly as is compatible with thoroughness in checking. Those for which it has not yet been completed are:—
Bridge Road carried County D.O.E. BRIDGES CARRYING D.O.E. ROADS Fylde … … … … M6 Lancashire Adur Bridge … … … … A27 Sussex Wye Viaduct … … … … M4 Gloucestershire Aust … … … … M4 Gloucestershire Tinsley … … … … M1 Upper Deck/Trunk Road Lower Deck. West Riding, Yorkshire Midland Links, Bescott … … … … M6 Staffordshire Lofthouse … … … … M62 over M1 West Riding, Yorkshire Wardley Grange … … … … M61 Lancashire Wardley Moss … … … … M61 Lancashire The Clump … … … … M61 Lancashire Sandhole Loop … … … … M62 Lancashire Wardley Hall Loop … … … … M62 Lancashire Bredon Bridge … … … … M5 Gloucestershire Lumley Dene … … … … A1(M) Durham Haslington Slip … … … … Edenfleld Lancashire Parton … … … … Over Trunk Road A40 Gloucestershire Pirton … … … … Over Trunk Road A40 Gloucestershire
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Carrying local authority roads Highway authority D.O.E. OWNED BRIDGES Coombe Lane Flyover—Carries A238 over A3 … London Borough of Kingston-on-Thames Red Lane, Dyke—Carries A640 over M62 … … Colne Valley U.D.C. NON-D.O.E. OWNED BRIDGES Derby Road, Grays … … Thurrock U.D.C. Existing Mersey Tunnel Approaches … … Birkenhead C.B. Cumberland Basin … … Bristol C.B.C. Narrow Street, Stepney … … London Borough of Tower Hamlets Approaches to Scotswood Bridge … … Newcastle C.B.C. authorities shortly after the imposition of traffic restrictions. The information regarding the bridges in England is as follows: