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| Forth bridge legislation unveiled | Forth bridge legislation unveiled |
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| Scottish ministers have unveiled the legislation needed to build the new Forth road bridge, amid an on-going funding row with the UK government. | Scottish ministers have unveiled the legislation needed to build the new Forth road bridge, amid an on-going funding row with the UK government. |
| The £2bn crossing, one of Scotland's largest infrastructure projects, is needed due to the deteriorating condition of the existing bridge. | The £2bn crossing, one of Scotland's largest infrastructure projects, is needed due to the deteriorating condition of the existing bridge. |
| Westminster has rejected an SNP plea to borrow from future budgets to fund the bridge, paying it back over 20 years. | Westminster has rejected an SNP plea to borrow from future budgets to fund the bridge, paying it back over 20 years. |
| Scottish ministers said it would be built and opened in 2016, regardless. | |
| The bill paving the way for MSPs to approve the new bridge, which connects Fife to Edinburgh, has been published by the Scottish government. | The bill paving the way for MSPs to approve the new bridge, which connects Fife to Edinburgh, has been published by the Scottish government. |
| An alternative £1bn offer from the Westminster Government to help pay for the project has remained on the table, but Scottish ministers have dismissed it as a red herring. | An alternative £1bn offer from the Westminster Government to help pay for the project has remained on the table, but Scottish ministers have dismissed it as a red herring. |
| They argue the bridge is a "once-in-a-generation" project which should be paid for over a longer period of time, rather than within a few years. | They argue the bridge is a "once-in-a-generation" project which should be paid for over a longer period of time, rather than within a few years. |
| Edinburgh City Council said the final decision on a commitment to build the new crossing should be put off until 2011-12, when more information on the condition of the existing Forth Road Bridge will be available. | Edinburgh City Council said the final decision on a commitment to build the new crossing should be put off until 2011-12, when more information on the condition of the existing Forth Road Bridge will be available. |