- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-18821 by Stewart Stevenson on 14 January 2009, whether the reduction in the cost estimate for the Forth Replacement Crossing is wholly attributable to the reduced width of the bridge, the use of ITS and more refined estimating in light of further detailed surveys, investigations and design development.
Answer
The new proposals come within an outturn price range of £1.7 billion to £2.3 billion, an average saving of around £1.7 billion on the previous estimate of £3.2 billion to £4.2 billion.
This has come principally from:
1. the reduced cost for the new bridge, which with the use of the existing bridge for public transport, has allowed the full functionality originally announced for the crossing in a narrower structure [25% price reduction], and
2. a reduction in the extent of road construction through the use of Intelligent Transport Systems [50% price reduction].
The overall reduction to the base costing from these elements is 35% within a total reduction of 44%. The remaining savings come from refinements in risk and optimism bias which has been possible as a result of the additional survey, investigations and design which have been undertaken.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost breakdowns are for improvements to the A96 at the (a) Inveramsay Bridge and (b) Haudagain roundabout.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20136 on 5 February 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
Cost estimates will be developed as the schemes progress.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what preparatory work has been commissioned for improvement works on the A96 at the (a) Inveramsay Bridge and (b) Haudagain roundabout.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20136 on 5 February 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated completion date is for improvements to the A96 at the (a) Inveramsay Bridge and (b) Haudagain roundabout.
Answer
The Inveramsay Bridge was recognised in the Strategic Transport Projects Review and will be taken into account when a programme of improvements to the A96 is developed. The Inveramsay Bridge is the responsibility of Network Rail; however a safety barrier is to be installed south east of the bridge in the spring at an estimated cost of £73,000. Further structural maintenance proposed north west of the bridge to be undertaken in the financial year 2009-10 at an estimated cost of £175,000
. Proposals for improvements to Haudagain Roundabout will be worked up following confirmation of the route of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated costs are for improvements to the A96 at the (a) Inveramsay Bridge and (b) Haudagain roundabout.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20136 on 5 February 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
Cost estimates will be developed as the schemes progress.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding mechanism will be used for work on the A90 Balmedie-Tipperty dual carriageway.
Answer
It is anticipated that the scheme will funded by conventional means, such as a Design Build Fixed Price Lump Sum.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated costs are for land purchases that will be required for the improvements to the A96 at the Inveramsay Bridge.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20136 on 5 February 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
Land estimates will be developed as the scheme progresses.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated costs are for the A90 Balmedie-Tipperty dual carriageway.
Answer
The current cost estimate for the scheme is in the region of £51 to £64 million, exclusive of VAT.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost to adapt the hard shoulder of the Forth Replacement Crossing into multi-modal capacity after the bridge has been constructed.
Answer
The hard shoulder which forms part of the current proposals for the replacement crossing will have built in the capability of carrying multimodal public transport should there be some future reason why this cannot be accommodated on the existing Forth road bridge. The cost of this is included in the £1.7 billion to £2.3 billion cost estimate announced in December 2008.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has changed its plans for contracting the design, preparation and construction of the Forth Replacement Crossing and, if so, for what reasons.
Answer
I announced our plans for contracting the construction of the Forth Replacement Crossing on 10 December 2008 and these plans have not changed.
