Mr. Jenkinsasked the Minister of Transport whether his attention has been called to the dangerous bridge known as Monmouth Cap bridge, near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire; whether he is aware that several accidents have recently occurred at the bridge involving the loss of two lives and a number of injuries; that the bridge forms part of a trunk road for which he is responsible; and whether he proposes to take immediate steps to cause to be removed the danger to traffic and life at that point?
§ Captain WallaceYes, Sir. I have made an Order under the terms of Subsection (3) of Section 1 of the Trunk Roads Act prescribing the route of a diversion of the trunk road at this point.
426WIt is proposed to construct a new bridge over the River Mon now to the north of the present bridge and preliminary negotiations are now in hand.