§ 59. Mr. George Jegerasked the Minister of Transport whether he will arrange for a temporary Bailey bridge or a similar girder-construction bridge to be placed over the canal at Thorne in order to ease the traffic congestion while the new bridge is being built.
Mr. Bob BrownNo. The existing bridge will remain open while the new bridge is being constructed alongside. A temporary alternative bridge would involve acquiring land and building approach roads and would take as long to complete as the new bridge.