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However, on pure cost to the taxpayer, PFI has so far not been the best solution. We must ensure that any further solutions improve the deliverability and management of projects.
If the planning authority firmly believes that it has the best site, it should try to secure that for implementation; but if it thought that there were alternatives sites, it may well promote them.
The earliest credible starting point of construction is 2011. That gives us the best opportunity of avoiding any wider consequences, although we may not be able to avoid closure of the bridge to heavy goods vehicles in 2013.