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HE GOVERNMENT is to art thinking soon about hat should be done when the ?vern Bridge reaches its aximunn capacity.
Mr William Rodgers, the ransport Secretary, said in Le Commons last week that Us might be as early as the ad of the century. It was rudent to start thinking now pout what might be done and e and the Welsh Secretary ,ould be considering how best ) proceed.
Duplication of the bridge 'as not the only possibility — would be necessary to study le requirements of traffic am a large part of the coun-3, for access to and from outh Wales.
Looking at the history of the ridge, Mr Rodgers said that le growth of traffic had not een uniform, and it was unertain when maximum arpacity would be reached.
He noted that routine inpection and maintenance will ontinue to be required, and ome lane closures were ound to be necessary in the iture.