§ Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the progress of the Humber Bridge and associated roads, and give the present estimated costs and date of completion.
§ Mr. HoramThe Humber bridge is being constructed for the Humber bridge board by British Bridge Builders Ltd. It is not the responsibility of the Department. Construction work on the associated approach roads is complete, but work on the superstructure has run into difficulties and recently we called a meeting of all parties concerned to see if we could help to resolve them. The current estimated cost is about £67 million and the board has advised that completion should be achieved by late 1979. Both estimates are of course dependent on what progress can be made during the coming winter.