Animated video aims to boost Forth Bridge voting
AN animated video was unveiled today in an effort to boost votes for a name for the Forth Replacement Crossing as organisers revealed figures which showed the voting rate has significantly slowed.
More than 27,000 votes have been cast for the five-strong shortlist, three weeks after it reached 20,000 in the first two days’ polling.
An independent panel selected the five from 7,500 individual suggestions - Caledonia Bridge, Firth of Forth Crossing, Queensferry Crossing, Saltire Crossing and St Margaret’s Crossing.
The video explains the relevance of the names to the bridge.
Transport minister Keith Brown said: The response from the public has been tremendous, with over 27,000 people having voted so far.
With voting set to close on 7 June, I want to encourage many more people to take part.
“That’s why we have produced a short video taking a light-hearted look at each of the nominations.”
Mr Brown had hailed the initial voting rate as a “phenomenal response”.
He said on 1 May: “We know there is a huge interest in what is Scotland’s biggest infrastructure project in a generation, but the number coming forward over the past few days has surpassed our expectations.”
The £1.6 billion bridge is due to open just west of the Forth Road Bridge at the end of 2016.