Forth Road Bridge Replacement
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Scheme Outline
Construction of a new cable-stayed bridge across the Forth Estuary to carry a dual two-lane road with hard shoulders. The bridge will be sited immediately adjacent to the existing Forth Road Bridge, which is suffering serious structural faults. The new bridge is being rushed through the planning process and fast-tracked to construction, but even so, it is feared that the existing Forth Road Bridge will be too weak to carry heavy goods vehicles before the new bridge can be brought into service.
It is possible that the new bridge will allow the M90 to continue across the river to terminate on the M9.
Project Statistics
- Cost
- Unknown
- Finance
- Transport Scotland
- Estimated duration of works
- Unknown
- Length of new road
- 8km (5 miles)
Progress
- May 2008
- Three preliminary contracts have been awarded, totalling £1.7 million, for topographical aerial surveys and ground investigation works.
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With thanks to Gerry McKenna for information on this page.
