An independent advisory panel will now consider the submitted names and draw up a shortlist, which will then go to a public vote later this year. 

The new cable-stayed bridge will have three single-column towers and will be 2.7km long, including approach viaducts. The principal contract to build the new bridge and connecting roads was awarded two years ago to the Forth Crossing Bridge Constructors consortium with a successful tender price of US$1.18bn, significantly below the original estimated price range of US$1.3 billion to US$1.8bn. The consortium is led by contractors Dragados, Hochtief, American Bridge International and Morrison Construction.