§ 97. Mr. Awberyasked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement regarding the time when the work on the Severn bridge will commence.
§ Mr. BarnesIt is expected that in about three months' time the trial borings will be finished and that it will then be possible to begin the drawings for the foundations of the piers. The aim is to carry out during the summer certain accommodation works to enable the ferry to continue running while the piers of the bridge are under construction, and to start work on the piers themselves by the end of the year.