Published: Wednesday, 3rd September, 2008 12:30
Road signs for new bridge fail to point to Clackmannanshire
By Jamie MacDonald
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Road signs on the south side of the Forth have been changed to direct traffic to the 'Kincardine Bridges'.
Pic by: David Robertson
THE bid to have the nearly completed Upper Forth Crossing named after Clackmannashire appeared to take a dent last week.
Anyone hoping for a glimpse of the new ‘Clackmannanshire Bridge’ whilst driving north over the Forth may have been in for a surprise when they reached the Bowtrees roundabout.
Road signs at the roundabout near Kincardine have been erected and indicate the route to take to reach the ‘Kincardine Bridges’ – the existing 72-year-old bridge is already known as the Kincardine Bridge.
The installation of the signs has led to surprise as no official announcement over the name of the new bridge has been made – it is still expected that Scottish Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson will make the announcement in the coming weeks.
Councillor Eddie Carrick, who has spear-headed the Advertiser backed drive to have the bridge named after Clackmannanshire, is confident the signs will only be temporary.
Mr Carrick told the Advertiser, “I am disappointed to see the signs but I hope it is only an interim measure. I have sent a letter to the minister saying that people are concerned about it.”
In the letter Mr Carrick says he is asked on a daily basis about the bridge name and, in the past few days, even more interest has been generated.
He added, “Everyone has been calling it the Clackmannanshire Bridge so I am not worried about it being called Kincardine Bridge on the sign as they won’t give both bridges the same name.
“I don’t like seeing it but if it is only a temporary sign then that’s fine.”
A spokesperson for Transport Scotland said that no final decision had been made as yet and the name on the sign “might change”.
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