14 MAY 1927, Page 1

In the Commons on Tuesday, Colonel Ashley encouraged, without justifying,

the belief that the scheme of new bridges for London will soon be put in hand. lie said that the Prime Minister had written to the London County Council explaining exactly what was meant by the offer of £1,000,000 a year out of the Road Fund for the plans proposed by the Royal Commission. The money would be divided for the Lambeth Bridge scheme, the reconstruction of Waterloo Bridge, the new double-deck bridge at Charing Cross and the Victoria Dock Road Scheme. It is sincerely to be hoped that there will be no further delay in starting work upon the new bridges, for they are most sorely needed. The great merit of the Royal Commission was that it viewed each. proposal for a new bridge as part of one large problem. It was this conception which reconciled all conflicting interests.

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