Snub for new Forth bridge naming call
THE Scottish Government has snubbed calls for a competition to name the new Forth road bridge, insisting it will be known as the Forth Replacement Crossing.
The decision on what the 2.3 billion structure will be called was revealed in a letter from the SNP's Transport Minister Keith Brown to Mid Scotland and Fife Labour MSP John Park.
Mr Park had urged the government to launch a public consultation to help name the crossing.
But Mr Brown told him: "The project has been named Forth Replacement Crossing since 2006, when the Forth Replacement Crossing Study was carried out to investigate the various crossing options available to replace the existing Forth Road Bridge."
Mr Park described the decision as "just plain daft".
Construction of the bridge is due for completion in 2016.
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