II second Forth bridge required
18th August 1994, Page 10
18th August 1994
Page 10
Page 10, 18th August 1994
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• Pressure for a speedy announcement on a second Forth road bridge is mounting as the Chambers of Commerce in Edinburgh, Fife, Tayside and Aberdeen form a lobby group.
The group, Forth Connect, says tailbacks of vehicles waiting to cross the bridge are reaching five miles at peak times: traffic predictions show the bridge will shortly be congested 300 days in the year.
The lobby group, which is supported by the CRI, says tolls on a second bridge would be much higher than the £1 a crossing payment for trucks using the existing bridge.
Ian Brown, chief executive of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, says debt on the existing bridge will be cleared this year.