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<p>I am delighted that the Roads Minister announced at the Tyne Bridge last Friday,
2 February, that the Full Business Case (FBC) for the Tyne Bridge and Central Motorway
A167(M) Major Road Network scheme has been approved.</p><p> </p><p>The Department
has agreed to provide an initial funding contribution of £35.2m towards an estimated
total scheme cost of £41.4m. Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Network
North last autumn, our commitment to schemes in the Major Road Network programme has
increased from 85% of cost, as estimated at the Outline Business Case stage, to up
to 100%. We will announce shortly how individual schemes, including the Tyne Bridge,
will benefit from this additional funding.</p>
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