The bridge was nearing approval but the Department for Transport's US$120 million support now cannot be guaranteed until the outcome of the review is known.

Transport secretary Philip Hammond has issued a statement on local authority major schemes, saying that only once the spending review has been concluded will the department be in a position to identify those major investments that can be supported. Local authorities should not assume that schemes prioritised under the previous government's regional funding allocations process will be funded to the previous published levels.