Bridge contracts

YOUR article “Bridge May be finished a year early (if Scottish weather allows)”, published on 17 March, reports the value of the third contract on the Forth replacement crossing scheme to be worth £790 million.

This is, of course, the value of the principal contract to build the new bridge. The correct value of the Fife ITS (Intelligent Transport System) is £12.9m., some £2m below the original cost range.

The contract – which has been awarded to John Graham (Dromore) Ltd – will deliver the Fife ITS technology that will regulate traffic flow and provide information to drivers.

The total estimated cost of the Forth replacement crossing scheme, the single biggest construction project in Scotland in a generation, is £1.45-£1.6 billion and remains on schedule and on budget for delivery in 2016.

David Climie

Forth replacement crossing project director