Forth Road Bridge

Forth Road Bridge A Scottish Parliament inquiry has concluded that the structural defects that led to the closure of the Forth Road Bridge last December could not have been foreseen.

The Forth Road Bridge is to fully reopen to heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) on Saturday at 11pm. Transport minister Derek Mackay confirmed the news today and said that the repairs to the damaged main span truss end links are in the final stages and that they will be completed to allow the bridge to be r

Neil Watson Coatbridge-based engineering group Watson Towers has come to the aid of two major Scottish infrastructure projects in less than a month.

A phased reintroduction of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) on the Forth Road Bridge is due to begin from Thursday night, delaying the full reopening of the crossing by a month, the Scottish Government has announced. Structural monitoring installed at the truss end links of the structure show the bridge

The completed strengthened truss end link The crack in the steelwork that forced the closure of the Forth Road Bridge in December was caused when a single metal pin designed to move had seized up, MSPs were told yesterday.

The Forth Road Bridge has been given the green light to open to vehicles except HGVs and abnormal loads from Wednesday morning following the completion of temporary repairs. Operating company Amey today confirmed that it has installed a steel splint to repair the cracked member and concluded detaile

Jim Eadie MSP A Scottish Parliament committee has agreed to undertake an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the closure of the Forth Road Bridge.

Over a quarter of the bridge deck is now in place on the Queensferry Crossing with a year to go before opening. The operation to lift the 750 tonne deck sections into place began in September and 36 are now installed out of the total of 122, meaning 29.5 per cent of the deck is now in place.

Engineers are working towards having the Forth Road Bridge open to traffic in the first week of January, it has been confirmed. Bridge operator Amey said the date of January 4 was dependent on the weather, but said the work was on track. Seven days were needed for the assessment and design of the re

Plans to fix the problem which forced the closure of the Forth Road Bridge have now been finalised. In the week since the closure, Amey’s team of engineers have been working around the clock to develop a solution to a crack on one of the bridge’s truss end links.

The closure of the First Road Bridge could have been avoided if it were not for the “incompetence” of government agency Transport Scotland, an engineer has claimed. John Carson, who led the team behind the Skye Bridge, said condemned the government agency for ditching plans to strengthen part of

The Forth Road Bridge (FRB) is to shut until the New Year for repairs following the discovery of defective steelwork. The decision to close has been taken after inspections carried out by specialist engineers and following advice and assessment of the fault by independent experts.

Derek MacKay The tender to manage and maintain the Forth Road Bridge and the new Queensferry Crossing is to be awarded to Amey LG Ltd.