Getting a Sheerleg-up from Taklift 6

Read about Taklift 6, the enormous sheerleg marine crane, operating back and forward from the Rosyth dockyard out to the Queensferry Crossing towers.

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Tonnage fan club

Read the latest Queensferry Crossing construction update - pouring the concrete, positioning and fixing the deck segments and preparing the stay cables.

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Michael Martin

Meet the FCBC Project Director (Queensferry Crossing)

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Jim Woods

Meet the FCBC Deputy Laboratory Manager (Queensferry Crossing)

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Building the Forth Bridge

At the peak of work, about 4,600 men were employed in building the Forth Bridge. They were known as 'the Briggers'.

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World Heritage Management Group Update

Miles Oglethorpe, Head of Industrial Heritage, Historic Environment Scotland gives an update on the World Heritage Management Group.

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Tourism Update

A Forth Bridges tourism update from Karen Stewart, Forth Bridges Area Tourism Strategy Manager.

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Forth Bridge Experience Update

Following the submission of a planning application for the Forth Bridge Experience to City of Edinburgh Council in January 2022 a decision is expected June 2022

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M90 Camera System to be Introduced

Drivers advised M90 speed camera system is to be active from Monday 23 May.

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Cautious Optimism for Queensferry Crossing Ice Mitigation

Queensferry Crossing engineers are optimistic at the results of recent tests of methods to mitigate against ice accreting on the bridge’s cables and towers.

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M90 Diversion Trial Via Forth Road Bridge

M90 diversion via Forth Road Bridge on night of Saturday 11 December 2021.

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The Forth Bridges Welcome a Very Special Visitor

On Saturday 6th November, the USA’s Secretary for the Interior, Deb Haaland, put time aside in her busy schedule to visit the Forth Bridges.

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Tackling Roadworker Abuse

One in four roadworkers has suffered an impact on their mental wellbeing following verbal or physical abuse from the public, according to new figures.

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Increase in Wire Breaks to be Investigated

A special inspection of the Forth Road Bridge main cable has been commissioned after an increase in wire breaks was detected by bridge authority FETA.

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HGV Opening Hours Extended on Forth Road Bridge

The phased reintroduction of heavy goods vehicles to the Forth Road Bridge is continuing. The hours during which HGVs can cross the bridge are being extended.

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