Transport Minister on TV JLP01_11_56739

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Second Severn Crossing, M4 Motorway, New Passage, Pilning and Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire. Robert Key, Transport Minister, being interviewed on camera while visiting the Second Severn Crossing construction site during the installation of the first deck units of the bridge, with a specially designed launch gantry overhead.
The Second Severn Crossing took four years to build and was a joint civil engineering project between Laing Civil Engineering and the French company GTM. The work started in April 1992 and the opening ceremony later took place on 5th June 1996. The crossing is a cable-stayed bridge which stretches over 5000 metres across the River Severn, 3 miles downstream from the Severn Bridge which opened in 1966
Copyright © Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Media ID 24110719
Date: 1st December 2021
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: Historic England Archive
Owner URL: https://images.historicenglandservices.org.uk/
Credit: A© Historic England Archive. Joh
Image Size: 5239 x 5282 Pixels
Filesize is 5.60MB
Associated Categories: Broadcasting
Associated Categories: M4 Second Severn Crossing
Keywords: 1990s, bridge, broadcasting, construction, government, machinery, motorway