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Issued on behalf of the New Tyne Crossing
Monday 14 April 2008
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Public drop-in sessions will be held in North Tyneside and South Tyneside this week to tell residents about the first phase of works for the second Tyne vehicle tunnel.
Work on erecting fencing and hoardings to secure the construction site will begin on April 22. Work on digging the trenches for the tunnel will begin in June or July.
The erection of site boundary fencing will mean the closure of some footpaths, minor roads and green spaces. Construction routes into the site will also be established and clear signage put in place to ensure that construction traffic does not create a nuisance.
The drop-in sessions are as follows:
Wednesday April 16
East Howdon Community Centre, Chatton Street
10am – 7pm
Thursday April 17
Jarrow Town Hall, Grange Road
10am – 7pm
Monday April 21
St Paul’s Church, George Street, Willington Quay
1pm – 6pm
Tuesday April 22
Queens Road Day Centre, off Saxon Way, Jarrow
1pm – 6pm
Information will also be available on www.newtynecrossing.info and residents can also call the New Tyne Crossing 24 hour Helpline 0191 262 4451.
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Note to editors:
1. The New Tyne Crossing is a Public Private Partnership between the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority and TT2 Ltd, a company set up especially for the purpose of part-financing, designing and building the second vehicle tunnel, and operating and maintaining all the tunnels under the River Tyne for 30 years.
2. The project involves the building of a second vehicle tunnel between East Howdon and Jarrow and the refurbishment of the existing tunnel.
3. TT2 Ltd, was appointed Concessionaire on November 23, 2007. It is owned by Bouygues Travaux Publics (Bouygues TP), HSBC Infrastructure Fund II, and Bank of Scotland Corporate (part of the HBOS group). All three companies have strong experience in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), with a combined total of 107 PPPs currently in operation, a majority of which are UK-based.
4. The second vehicle tunnel is expected to open in December 2010. At that point the existing tunnel will close for a major refurbishment. Both tunnels are expected to be fully open to traffic in December 2011.
5. The project represents a £260 million capital investment in transport infrastructure in Tyne & Wear. It is entirely self-financing as income is generated from tolls.
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