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The public will have a chance to view the final options for a replacement crossing for the Forth Road Bridge.The public will have a chance to view the final options for a replacement crossing for the Forth Road Bridge.
Exhibitions will be held at 12 venues showing plans for either a bridge or a tunnel at Queensferry, to the west of the existing bridge. The 43-year-old bridge, which connects Edinburgh and Fife, has been badly affected by corrosion and may have to close to heavy vehicles in 2013.
Feedback from the public will be considered alongside technical details before the final decision is made. The plans for a replacement bridge or tunnel at Queensbury - to the west of the existing 2,512m (8,242ft) bridge - will be exhibited at 12 venues.
Ministers will make an announcement on which crossing will be built later in the year. Ministers are make an announcement on a final decision later in the year.
They will consider feedback from the public alongside technical details.
The choice of replacement crossing has been a subject of fierce debate.The choice of replacement crossing has been a subject of fierce debate.
Corrosion is a major problem for the current bridge across the Forth, and the Forth Estuary Transport Authority which is responsible for the bridge has warned that it would have to be closed to heavy vehicles by 2013.Corrosion is a major problem for the current bridge across the Forth, and the Forth Estuary Transport Authority which is responsible for the bridge has warned that it would have to be closed to heavy vehicles by 2013.