Inauguration of the Clackmannanshire Bridge

11 August 2010 - Events - United Kingdom

Now officially named the Clackmannanshire Bridge, after the nearby district of Clackmannanshire, the new crossing over the River Forth at Kincardine, in Scotland, was inaugurated by the Scottish First Minister and opened to traffic on 19 November. This incrementally launched bridge, 1,200 metres long, took 29 months to complete; it provides a link between two major roads, to the north and south of the River Forth, and facilitates access to the town of Kincardine, located 40 km to the north-west of Edinburgh. It was built within the framework of a €145m design-build contract awarded to VINCI Construction Grands Projets, in a 50/50 joint venture with Morgan Est, by the Scottish Executive, the executive arm of government in Scotland. Apart from VINCI Construction Grands Projets, a number of other Group companies worked on this project, which also included 2-km access roads on either side of the bridge: Freyssinet (VINCI Construction) and its subsidiary Ménard, Bachy Soletanche, a subsidiary of Solétanche Bachy (VINCI Construction), and Bear Scotland, a subsidiary of Ringway (Eurovia).