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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: Origin & Early Development
Discover the Queensferry Crossing origins & early development - why the crossing was needed and the strategic stakeholders involved.
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Queensferry Crossing: Procurement & Construction
Find out about the procurement & construction of the Queensferry Crossing, one of the largest procurement projects ever undertaken in Scotland.
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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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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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David Climie
Meet the Queensferry Crossing Project Director.
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Michael Martin
Meet the FCBC Project Director (Queensferry Crossing)
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Iain Murray
Meet the Operations Director for Employer's Delivery Team (Queensferry Crossing)
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Ronan Hayes MRICS
Meet the FCBC Survey Director (Queensferry Crossing)
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Jim Woods
Meet the FCBC Deputy Laboratory Manager (Queensferry Crossing)
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Forth Road Bridge Facts & Figures
Key facts & figures about the Forth Road Bridge.
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About the Forth Road Bridge
Read about the main features of the Forth Road Bridge: its side towers, main cables, anchorages, hanger ropes, expansion joints and more.
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The Forth Bridge Builders
Find out about the designer, engineer and contractor who were key in the building of the iconic Forth Bridge in Scotland.
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Forth Bridge Restoration
The restoration of the Forth Bridge - an enormous task - was completed in 2011. Find out what was involved.
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