new forth road bridge due construction of the new forth until 2016 bridge under way next year, according to plans by MSPs get approved.The Scottish Parliament passed majority, new legislation required that cross £ 2 billion, due for completion by 2016 to build.
Ministers say worsens the condition of the existing bridge, linking Fife and Edinburgh.
The project has come under attack by environmental activists and has a line of how to finance it.
The Scottish Greens are now at the top examine calls for public spending watchdog Audit Scotland to alternatives to the intersection before contracts are arranged.
Backers include WWF Scotland and friends of the Earth Scotland.
The bridge to the Scottish Government has been paid capital budget, when concerns about the State of the existing cross, now more than 40 years old brought forward.
The replacement link to the green light under the given forth Crossing Bill, was described as the largest Scottish infrastructure project for a generation, and the economy crucial Holyrood Government.
Cable dryingThe existing bridge would be used for public transport and cycling.
Scottish Minister met with the previous Government of Westminster on loans from future budgets for passage to pay.
Keep reading the main storywe have to ensure that there is a passage from the Lothians, Fife after 2017 "end said quote Tricia Marwick MSP for Central Fife SNP the project on time and on budget delivered would."
The campaign group that the new bridge - significant Alliance will cost between £ 1.7 billion and £ 2 billion - has argued is not a "justified or credible" use of public money.
Lawrence Marshall of significant Alliance, said enough to save the current bridge work to slow down, which would be cable corrosion.
"The cable drying has worked," he said. "There is a slow and steady decline in the humidity within the cable and if you cannot manage to the cable entfeuchtet then basically corrosion have increase much less chance."
"If you stop the corrosion that just a little bit worse than is perhaps at the moment then you have a buffer to operate the bridge."
However, said Tricia Marwick, MSP for Central Fife, delaying tactics work on the new bridge was not an option.
She said: "even if you are able to stop the corrosion, then we have a lot of strength in the bridge already lost."
"It is absolutely essential that we promote this work." We can't wait to see whether the work on the cables can stop corrosion.
"We have to ensure that there is a passage from the Lothians, Fife after 2017."
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