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DORNOCK BRIDGE • Scottish Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, has confirmed that plans are to proceed to provide a road crossing of the Dornock Firth. The link will shorten the road distance between Inverness and Wick.
Questioned in the House of Commons by MP Alex Pollock, Rifkind said that subject to the availability of finance and the satisfactory completion of statutory procedures, construction of the approach roads was planned to begin in the financial year 1987-88, with construction of the bridge structure to follow in 1988-89.
"My department will be holding a design-and-build competition for the bridge, the first stage of which will he to issue an invitation at the beginning of July to selected competitors for the submission of design proposals," Rifkind said.