North Tyneside councillors receive update on new Tyne crossing
As part of its extensive programme of consultation, the consortium advising on the new �100m Tyne Tunnel has met with North Tyneside councillors to update them on the scheme's progress.
Project manager Phil Hall of the consortium's lead consultants Arup told council leader Coun Rita Stringfellow, Environment and Transport Select Committee chairperson Coun Mrs Muriel Green, Environment and Transport lead member Coun Frank Lott, and local councillors Annette McGIade, David CharIton and Tom Cruikshanks that he expects to be able to present detailed plans for the new tunnel by early summer.
Coun Mrs Green said: 'We are delighted that the PTA has asked their consultants to liaise with council members in such an open and candid way. It obviously puts communication at the top of its priorities as it proceeds with the development and preparation of the project. We look forward to hearing from them again in the summer when they have developed clear options on the potential scale and configuration of the new tunnel, and the impact on toll levels.
" Phil Hall said: "The North Tyneside members fully appreciate the economic need for a new crossing but also conveyed the views and concerns of their constituents in the clearest terms. The key message for the PTA and the consortium is it to make sure we communicate progress and consult as widely and as openly as possible."