FabSwingers.com forum: Building bridges.....

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

This is my first time posting in the Scotland forum so be nice to me or I’ll beat you all with my rubber truncheon!!!......

So, Boris Johnson has proposed plans to build a £50 million bridge from Scotland to Northern Ireland...

would you use it?

Do you think it’s viable?

Is it a good use of rate payers money?

Discuss..........

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Won't happen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sounds simple... but there's a few problems. Notably the shitty road infrastructure in the west of Scotland, especially on the peninsulas which would create the shortest connecting distance. I regularly drive down the Kintyre peninsula and it would need a helluva lot of investment to cope with increases, especially road freight.

An alternative route to Stranraer would have it cross Beaufort's Dyke, a 50km long trench with over 1 million tonnes of explosive ordnance and munitions dumped into it after World War 2. Nasty.

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By *mmixtapeCouple
over a year ago

middle earth

If it did happen I would use it, it's about the only good thing this Tory government is trying to do. I do think they could use that money in far better ways though

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

It’s taken years to agree to build a bridge from Renfrew to Yorker about a 1/4 mile at 90 million pounds so be ready for a long wait and upto 100 billion pounds for a bridge to be built .

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By *entralscotscpl7Couple
over a year ago

Falkirk

Won't happen. But Nicola has her finger on the pulse with ferry building contracts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd love to see it happen but 50 million sound very little for such a crossing.

I'm over several times a year for Rallying and car collections and deliveries so I'd use it for sure.

Must go find out more as I dont follow politics much.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not feasible for many reasons such an unmapped discarded munition dumped in the sea 150 tonnes of them and also the depth of the sea make it totally unrealistic.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm guessing you mean 50 billion not 50 million lmao

You do realise the Queensferry crossing cost 1.35 billion for that short span.

The Edinburgh to Glasgow electrification of the railway cost 782 million .

This bridge will never be built, more fool anyone that listens to Boris try and sweeten Scotland with an insane proposal like this. I don't support independence but this is clearly an attempt at quelling the independence rumblings. It's so farcical it's laughable.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Smoke and mirrors hes trying to sweeten scotland and Ireland up .

Will never happen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Prime Minister told MPs “watch this space” when asked about the prospect of a “Boris bridge” in Parliament in December 2019.

It's the depth of the Irish sea. You need to look at. Is he that thick

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By *uietbloke67Man
over a year ago

outside your bedroom window ;-)

"Smoke and mirrors hes trying to sweeten scotland and Ireland up .

Will never happen

Are you implying Boris tells lies.

I heard Boris said the bridge wouldnt end in Ireland it would keep going till it reached the lost kingdom of Atlantis.

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By *ooking4othersMan
over a year ago

Here ...

"Smoke and mirrors hes trying to sweeten scotland and Ireland up .

Will never happen

Are you implying Boris tells lies.

I heard Boris said the bridge wouldnt end in Ireland it would keep going till it reached the lost kingdom of Atlantis."

The liar told me it was going to infinity and beyond

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By *ilkand2Couple
over a year ago

edinburgh

The proposed/estimated cost is 20bn

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By *illy7239Man
over a year ago

Stenhousemuir

The eye sore that is the Scottish parliament was estimated at £40 million final cost was £400 million.

So I would take any estimates with a very large pinch of salt

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

It would always be closed due to the weather

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By *bostCouple
over a year ago

glasgow

They cannae keep the forth crossing open. What chance a 12 mile bridge (shortest point)?

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By *eardyBikerMan
over a year ago

nr stonehaven

Trying to deflect from the HS2 waste ...increasing the commuter belt round London. That really takes the piss...runs out at Leeds, oh bravo,...doesn't even run the length of England let alone the length of the country ..(or cuntry

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By *estless nativeMan
over a year ago

near Glasgow

Few million in consultation fees for friends in the tory party.

Throw me a few quid and i'll slap him with a wet kipper and tell him to behave

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we need 200 billion for our nuclear warheads first, lets get fully armed first

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think it's as likely as the high speed rail link.

Sadly, it might actually happen. I can only imagine what we could do with that money in our NHS,cor our education system.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/15/boris-johnson-bonkers-plan-for-15bn-pound-bridge-derided-by-engineers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Too many other problems that should come first before this. NHS, food banks, education, roads - the environment

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By *olly90Woman
over a year ago

Arbroath

Never gonna happen. It would cost alot more than 50 million and what would England get out of it ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Never gonna happen. It would cost alot more than 50 million and what would England get out of it ? "

Good point

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By *razytimesinloveCouple
over a year ago

SW Scotland

I can’t speak for the roads north of Stranraer, but from Stranraer to Carlisle they need work done before they add a new road anywhere else

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Never gonna happen. It would cost alot more than 50 million and what would England get out of it ? "
the cost will be 20 bn according to boris. Who is clueless

This tactic is scare mongering.

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By *irth VaderMan
over a year ago

Busby

He is ripping the piss out of us. He shells out money for the south like confetti but offered us pipe dreams that he has no intention of honouring.

F him and F his party.

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By *rgoodnbadMan
over a year ago

greenock

Sadly there will actually be people who believe this garbage.

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By *anny77Man
over a year ago

glasgow

I think we should build a bridge... and make the Mexicans pay for it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In theory I think its a good idea and if we had plenty of money to splash about. It would boost the economy with the bridge and associated upgrade of The infrastructure. Unfortunately as a nation who have wasted all the money we made from oil (unlike Norway). We need to spend that money elsewhere.

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By *ommickMan
over a year ago

cork

I'd love a bridge but would be closed half the year due to high winds and would Stena line hang around for a windy day...?

For 50 million he would only get a zip wire....

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By *alcon43Woman
over a year ago

Paisley

You’d think the government didn’t have accountants the way they start at one figure for public spending and it ends up way over budget! Edinburgh trams started at £375m and ended up at £776m. The Scottish Parliament started at £40m and ended up at £414m.

Both governments (Scottish and Westminster) should start by being more in control of budgets and contractors. They should be held more accountable when projects go over budget and completion dates.

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