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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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Carlingnose Point Nature Reserve
A short walk east from North Queensferry will bring you to the delightful Carlingnose Point Nature Reserve. Simply follow the well-signed Fife Coastal Path.
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Walks in North Queensferry
North Queensferry has some lovely walks around the village and peninsula. Sitting on the Fife Coastal Path, it offers easy access to the Fife Pilgrim Way.
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Limekilns & Charlestown
Limekilns and Charlestown are pretty, peaceful little villages near North Queensferry with historic landmarks and lovely coastal views.
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Fife
Fife has always been at the heart of Scotland's history. Visit Fife to discover castles, golf, the coastline, tiny wee villages and historic Dunfermline.
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Walks in South Queensferry
There are lots of nice walks in South Queensferry, from short strolls to big adventures. Expect community gardens, views over the Forth and historic estates.
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Rise of the towers
Read Rise of the Towers to find out more about the underwater foundations for the Queensferry Crossing.
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On the deck: the amazing scale of the Queensferry Crossing project
Read about the arrival, on a huge ship, of the first bridge deck sections of the Queensferry Crossing.
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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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David Climie
Meet the Queensferry Crossing Project Director.
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Naming the Queensferry Crossing
Find out how naming the Queensferry Crossing was put to a public vote.
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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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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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Revised proposals for Forth Bridge Experience
Network Rail has submitted a pre-application notice for revised proposals to install a bridge walk and visitor hub at the iconic Forth Bridge.
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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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Cabinet Secretary Meets Amey Apprentices at Forth Road Bridge
Marking the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2015, Keith Brown MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities met with Amey apprentices.
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