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Due to essential maintenance, the WEST footpath/cycleway is closed. The EAST Footpath/Cycleway remains open unless due to high winds or an incident.
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Queensferry Crossing Wind Shielding Success
The Queensferry Crossing has remained open in high winds on more than 100 occasions when the Forth Road Bridge is likely to have closed to some or all traffic.
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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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Revised Planning Application for Forth Bridge Experience
Network Rail has submitted a planning application for revised proposals to install a bridge walk and visitor hub at the iconic Forth Bridge.
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Going Forth Down Under
Ever since the Forth Bridge was completed and then opened in 1890, its iconic power has been such that it has cropped up in all sorts of unexpected places.
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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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News from the Forth Bridge World Heritage Management Group
An update from Dr Miles Oglethorpe, Chair of the Forth Bridge World Heritage Management Group (FBWHMG), including examples of "Forth Bridgery".
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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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Iconic Forth Road Bridge Enters the Digital Era
Historic town of South Queensferry to join Openreach’s gigabit network as engineers bridge the digital divide.
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£7.5m Renovation of Forth Bridge Approach Span Gets Underway
Network Rail’s £7.5m project to refurbish and repaint the North Queensferry approach span to the world famous Forth Bridge is now underway.
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Amey Wins Contract to Operate Forth Road Bridges
The tender to manage and maintain two the Forth Road Bridge and the new Queensferry Crossing is to be awarded to Amey LG Ltd, Transport Scotland announced.
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Lego Forth Bridge Idea Achieves 10,000 Supporters
The Forth Bridge could become Scotland's first official Lego model, after an idea submitted to the Lego website attracted the required number of supporters.
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M90 Trial Diversion Via Forth Road Bridge
Queensferry Crossing traffic to be diverted over Forth Road Bridge on Saturday 30 January; the first trial of emergency diversion to include live traffic.
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Forth Bridge Experience Update 2020
Plans are progressing with the Forth Bridge Experience. Find out more...
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Vital Renovation Works for Forth Bridge Approaches
Network Rail has begun work on a £7.5m project to refurbish and repaint the North Queensferry approach span to the world famous Forth Bridge.
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