Page 47 - Forth Road Bridge News Today

In a hastily devised studio, with a battered RAC roadmap of Scotland to hand and an imaginary tourist in the back seat, John Harbour sets off on his extraordinary journey around the country. He travels the length and breadth of Scotland without leaving the comfort of his home, following the twists and turns of the road, describing the view, pointing out the sights, telling stories and weaving an image of the real thing. “It’s like there are people in the back of the car and we’re ju...

WORK will soon be completed on making the Forth Road Bridge a diversion for the Queensferry Crossing.

IT will not have escaped your notice that the Queensferry Crossing has been the subject of controversy once again. It was shut for four hours last Friday morning after patrol staff noticed ice falling from the cables, posing an obvious danger to traffic, and will be closed overnight on Saturday to test to test an emergency diversion – motorists will be diverted via the Kincardine Bridge until about 8am on Sunday. There is talk that the old Forth Road Bridge could yet be used as an alternati...