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DeliciousNew Forth bridge 'on schedule'
Wednesday, February 03, 2010The new Forth crossing will be delivered on time and on budget, Transport Scotland has reiterated.
Interim project director John Howison told Holyrood's transport, infrastructure and climate change committee the replacement bridge, costing up to £2.3bn, would be built by 2016 despite the economic downturn.
Meanwhile, if the new crossing is approved by MSPs, the existing Forth Road Bridge is expected to be retained for public transport use only. The public is being asked to submit its views on the proposal to the committee before 26 February.
Committee convener Patrick Harvie said: "The government's plan to create a public transport corridor on the existing Forth Road Bridge, if Parliament approves the additional bridge, will have widespread implications for the public-transport infrastructure of Edinburgh, Fife and other geographical areas.
"The committee wants to ensure the public-transport services crossing the Forth are suitable for the 21st century. Any new public-transport corridor has to integrate with existing public-transport systems with as little disruption as possible."
As a very regular driver crossing the bridge,I often wonder if there was another bridge ,why not have it sometimes (ie at busy periods) each bridge being one way,that would put less tress on the bridges. and give more lanes for vehicles
Alistair Aitken - Linlithgow,Scotland,
The exclusion of private motorists from the bridge is wrong. 100's of thousands of "workers" contribute high road taxes to the society of which they are part. They will be discriminated against whilst at the same time the roads are an utter disgrace, not only the road surface but the delays. Your average road user is not some leisure besotted parasite but a citizen contributing to society whilst being soaked by taxes. Stop discriminating against the private motorist.
Nigel Baylis - Edinburgh
It is unfortunate that as an industrialised nation, we are still so far off when it comes to smart, healthy and integrated transport planning. Individual/private motor transport discriminates against our beautiful cities and towns that get more and more choked up by ever increasing traffic. The majority of commuting trips carry just one person in a car. What an inefficient use of quality public space. Town and city centers have become unpleasant, dirty and noisy and yet we still want more traffic to come, flow freely, only to create even more jams and bottlenecks in the end, disrupting beautiful neighborhoods, green and public spaces. When do we start to realise that individualised motorised transport is a thing of the past. Surely we can do better for everybody's sake, but particularly for children and our future generations.
Pat - Fife
Do not forget to keep the cyclist/pedestrian lanes open.
John Mc kay - Clacks
Good idea for public transport only.
Sandie. Raynes - Glasgow