Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will outline the envisaged timetable for(a) completion of planning and (b) length of construction of a second Severn crossing.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyWe hope to be in a position to select the successful tenderer by the end of the year. The shortlist of tenderers for the second Severn crossing project will be announced very soon. The length of construction will depend in part on the bids received. We expect that construction might take between three and four years.
725WWe remain on course to provide the crossing by the mid-1990s, if traffic levels show it was needed by then.