EC Harris help deliver Scotland new Forth crossing

Leading international consultancy EC Harris has been appointed to provide budgetary, risk and programme management services as part of a consortium on the new GBP4.2bn Forth Replacement Crossing.

The consortium, led by the Arup-Jacobs joint venture was appointed by Transport Scotland, on the project which is the largest transport project in Scotland in a generation.

John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, confirmed in Parliament last December that the Forth Replacement Crossing would be a multi-modal cable-stayed bridge located to the west of the existing Forth Road Bridge.

The announcement of the new bridge followed a study into the area's future transportation needs which concluded that a replacement crossing for the existing Forth Road Bridge, which is more than 40 years old, is required to maintain a vital link for the economies of Fife, Edinburgh, and the east coast of Scotland.

Transport Scotland is the country's national transport agency and is responsible for delivery of the Scottish government's transportation investment programme.

The consortium includes world-renowned engineering professionals who have been responsible for landmark projects including the Oresund crossing in Scandinavia, Stonecutters Bridge in Hong Kong, South Africa's Nelson Mandela Bridge and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

A core team will be located in Transport Scotland's Glasgow headquarters alongside the agency's own major infrastructure project team.

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