§ 57. Mr. E. L. Mallalieuasked the Minister of Transport what estimate he has made of the cost of construction of a bridge across the Humber near Barton-on-Humber, including in the estimate the necessary approach roads from Booth ferry Road on the Yorkshire side to and from Brigg Road on the Lincolnshire side.
§ Mr. MarplesThe Humber Bridge Board would be the highway authority for this project. They estimated in 1959 that a high-level bridge and its approach roads would cost about £16 million. I understand the Board is preparing an up-to-date estimate.