Between the Lines: Case for New Forth Road Bridge Is Beginning to Corrode
The Scotsman › February 23, 2010
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DO WE really need a new Forth crossing? It seems heresy to question a major infrastructure project just when we need big works to help lift the economy out of recession. But that should not blind us to value-for-money analysis and the opportunity cost consideration - that is, other projects that are not carried out or pushed into the distant future while this one is waved through.
These are vital considerations, bearing in mind the colossal cost of a new Forth crossing, initially estimated at between GBP 3.2 billion and GBP 4.2bn. A scaled-down "narrower design" version is now being touted at "only" GBP 1.7-GBP 2.3bn.See the full content of this document
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Between the Lines: Case for New Forth Road Bridge Is Beginning to Corrode
The case for a reconsideration of plans for a new crossing is being championed by Lawrence Marshall, chairman of the ForthRight Alliance. He is due to appear before the Scottish Parliament'...
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