A Nottinghamshire council leader does not "hold out much hope" on progress being made towards a fourth River Trent crossing, despite a Government minister saying she would look into putting a business case together for it. Campaigners have been calling for the bridge to be built for decades but the issue came to a head in February 2020 when the closure of Clifton Bridge eastbound for emergency repairs caused journey times to be lengthened by hours.
The issue has now been discussed at a debate in Westminster Hall called by Gedling's Conservative MP, Tom Randall. The debate was being held on Nottinghamshire transport more generally, but the fourth River Trent crossing was one of the key projects discussed during the event on Wednesday (October 19).
Speaking about the merits of the crossing, Mr Randall highlighted an opinion piece on the matter by Nottinghamshire Live's editor Natalie Fahy, written in 2020. On the broader merits of the project, he said: "A fourth Trent crossing to the east of the city would relieve the pressure on the existing system. If it was constructed in, for example, Colwick, that would complement the recently built Gedling access road, while also providing better services and better access to the A46 for residents in the eastern side of Nottingham.
