Last updated on 20 Apr 2010
The work of the bridge authority is overseen by the Forth Estuary Transport Authority Board (FETA). FETA was created in 2002 when the former Scottish Executive used powers contained in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 to replace the old Forth Road Bridge Joint Board.
The FETA Board is made up of ten elected members from four constituent local authorities as follows:
- City of Edinburgh Council
represented by 4 members - Fife Council
represented by 4 members - Perth & Kinross Council
represented by 1 member - West Lothian Council
represented by 1 member
The Chair of the Board is exchanged between City of Edinburgh and Fife every two years. At present City of Edinburgh holds the Chair.
At 1 July 2009 the Board's membership was as follows. Click on members' names to view contact details and registers of interests on the relevant local authority website:
City of Edinburgh Council
- Councillor George Grubb
- Councillor Kate Mackenzie
- Councillor Phil Wheeler (Convenor)
- Councillor Norman Work
Fife Council
- Councillor Ian Chisholm
- Councillor Tony Martin (Vice-Convener)
- Councillor Mike Rumney
- Councillor William Walker
Perth & Kinross Council
West Lothian Council
Officers
- Chief Executive - Tom Aitcheson
- Chief Engineer & Bridgemaster - Barry Colford
- Treasurer - Donald McGougan
- Clerk - Michael Gray
- Solicitor & Monitoring Officer - Alastair Maclean
The Forth Estuary Transport Authority Order 2002 is the legislation that gives the bridge authority its powers, Copies may be purchased from TSO Ltd http://www.tso.co.uk/