who paid for the new forth road bridge
Queensferry Crossing It was initially suggested that the new bridge would be funded via the Scottish Futures Trust, an alternative to public-private partnership funding for major public-sector schemes. However, the Scottish Government announced in December 2008 that public funding would be used.[24] As part of the Scottish Government's Strategic Transport Projects Review, the new Forth crossing was priced at between £1.72 billion and £2.34 billion.[25] Under the revised scheme, the existing bridge will be retained for public transport, cyclists and pedestrians, and the new bridge was to be operational by 2016.[24]
Auckland Harbour Bridge Paid for by government-backed loans,[23] the bridge started out as a toll bridge, the first one in New Zealand,[17] with toll booths at the northern end for north-bound and south-bound traffic. Tolls were originally 2/6 (2 shillings and six pence: approximately $5.46[25] in 2014) per car but were reduced to 2/- (2 shillings: approximately $4.27[25] in 2014) after 15 months of operation. The toll remained at 2 shillings until New Zealand changed to decimal currency in July 1967, when that amount became 20 cents in the conversion. Tolls were increased in 1980 from 20 to 25 cents (approximately $1.17[25] in 2014) by Prime Minister Robert Muldoon, and this contributed to the National Party's loss of the 1980 by-election in the East Coast Bays electorate.[26][27] Tolling was later made north-bound only before being discontinued on 30 March 1984, and the booths were removed.[28] This was in line with political commitments that tolls would be charged only until construction costs were paid off.