§ 30. Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the progress of the Humber Bridge and associated road network.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe Humber Bridge Board still expect the bridge and
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its immediate approach roads to be opened to traffic in late 1978. A recent milestone in the building of the bridge structure was the essential completion of the towers to a point where superstructure work could proceed. The development of the associated highway network is also proceeding well, and within a few months it is expected that work will start on the remaining sections of the M180 so that the whole of this route from Thorne to East of Brigg, as well as the new link from this motorway to the existing Barton-upon-Humber By-pass, will be under construction.