Third Thames Bridge
Rob Wilson reveals the latest on Third Thames Bridge plans
The politician agreed the process has taken longer than he would have liked
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"There's big prize at the end of this."
That's what Rob Wilson MP had to say when questioned over the long-awaited Third Thames Bridge as delays in traffic modelling continue.
The process to pull together information necessary to take to key stakeholders was expected to be completed in September, but is still ongoing.
Possible location for Third Thames Bridge revealed
However, the Reading East MP said the work was nearly complete and hoped the project to build a new bridge between Reading and Oxfordshire would progress in the next couple of months.
Talking to getreading, the Conservative politician said the process has taken longer "than any of us would have liked," but added it was "key to the future of Reading."
A map of the potential location for the Third Thames Bridge, which is included the Third Thames Crossing Appraisal Specification Report
He continued: "If you think about the new science business park that Reading University are setting up, there's also a science business park just off the A4074 in Oxford.
"Linking up those two areas to make a cluster of really important scientific development I think is going to be really helpful to a technology town like Reading."
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The plans have been blocked in the past by Oxfordshire County Council which has raised concerns about how the road network in the area would cope.
Talking about this Mr Wilson said: "Clearly we haven't reached an agreement but there is good will on both sides."
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