149 segments of bridge deck, each of which is 12 metres (39 ft) long and 40 metres (130 ft) wide, were constructed in China and Spain, then delivered by sea in October 2013.The towers reached 160 metres (525 ft) in height in August 2015, making it the UK's tallest bridge.On 28 April 2016, one construction worker was killed and another injured in an accident involving a crane. In total, the overall Forth Replacement Crossing scheme is 13.7 miles (22km) long, including major motorway upgrades to the north and south of the bridge and also the first ever use in Scotland of variable mandatory speed limits to smooth traffic congestion via an Intelligent Transport System. Work on the bridge was halted to allow an investigation to take place.The bridge was due to be completed by December 2016, but that date was put back to May 2017 due to weather delays slowing construction,The bridge opened on 30 August 2017 and We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our websites. Facts about the Queensferry Crossing. The spectacular sight of three of the world’s most impressive... As with the main contract, the tenders received were below the original estimated budgets.Preparatory works for the new bridge began in September 2011 with works beginning at the southern end of the M90 to build the northern approach roads. The new 1.7 miles (2.7km) publicly-funded crossing is the biggest infrastructure project in Scotland in a generation and will replace the Forth Road Bridge as … This forms the centrepiece of a major upgrade to the cross-Forth transport corridor in the east of Scotland, representing a total Scottish Government investment of over £1.3 billion. Current Conditions: The existing access from the Forth Road Bridge to the A90 will remain open to public transport.Junction 1a provides access from the M9 to the Forth Road Bridge via the M9 Spur. The study concluded that this option was significantly cheaper than a tunnel, would take less time to construct, and would represent better value for money, though it was noted that a tunnel would have fewer environmen…
The need for a road bridge over the Firth of Forth came to light... The ForthRight Alliance, an umbrella group including It was initially suggested that the new bridge would be funded via the In addition to the main contract, two smaller contracts form part of the scheme.

The 1.7 miles (2.7km) structure is the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world and also by far the largest to feature cables which cross mid-span.

In 2006-2007 Transport Scotland carried out a study and in December 2007, took the decision to proceed with a replacement bridge. formally opened by the Queen on 4 September 2017.The bridge is the third crossing of the Forth at Queensferry, alongside the Forth Road Bridge, completed in 1964, and the Forth Bridge, a railway bridge completed in 1890.

Originally, only east-facing connections were provided to the M9, forcing traffic heading west from the bridge onto the A904 through the village of On the northern side two post built structures and their surrounding pits and were dated to the mid to late Mesolithic period. However, you can change your cookie settings at any time. In 2007, the Forth Replacement Crossing Study was commissioned by Transport Scotland to examine various options for new bridges or tunnels across the Forth. While the overall project took a decade to complete from start to finish, construction of the bridge only began in 2011 with preparation work taking nearly as long as the building of the bridge itself. New world record in 2013 when we achieved the largest continuous underwater concrete pour.
Proposals for a second Forth Road crossing, to meet unexpected demand, were first put forward in the 1990s, but no action was taken until structural issues were discovered in the Forth Road Bridge in 2004.