New Forth replacement crossing.

They're looking for a name. Any ideas folks? BBC Scotland

Fifth crossing

The Firth of Forth, Fifth

Waste of feckin money, it’s the roads infrastructure that’s wrong, but what do I know...



The first one’s over a hundered years old and they aint gonna knock down the second one, why ! because there’s feck all wrong with it (ping)...



Politics and twats, all much the same, a load of stupid c.........................................



Oh, and as for a name “The Road To Nowhere”,,, Fife.....

Forth Firth Third Bridge??

One and two thirds of the forth. (five/three)

If they are planning to open this bridge in 2016. they better get a move on as they've only just started to get ready to put the footings for the supports in now.

That doesn't leave a lot of room for manoeuvre if they have any problems.

The caissons for the supports were always going to be the hardest part. Get them right and the rest should fall in to place...or the Forth

Wont be many Brits working on it anyway. Who is footing the bill? Apart from Adam obviously....

You drive all the way south on the M90, no hold ups, you drive north and between the Barnton and the bridge it’s ok, then at one time you hit the “highwaymen” (the tolls), so all came to a stop, the tolls were on the south end of the bridge so south queuing traffic waiting to pay the ransom were parked on the bridge, then some smart ass went o’feck trucks now weight 40 odd ton (tonne) “problem,” so then you had to pay twice as much to get in to Fife, but the bonus was you had a quick toll free exit...



And then, the oh’ the bridges is fecked story, OK, scrap it, no,,, we need a second one “““WHY”””, because the old ones fecked, ok then have a new one, oh’ but it’s not that fecked so we may just keep it..........



The tolls were a big problem, but not the main one, the roads infrastructure mainly south of the bridge were crap, then when they invested millions in trying to fix it they fu#ked it even further, bleeding all the traffic in at the one point.



But that’s just my opinion...



And I ant funding any fing,,, ferries, its the future, I like boats...

Great photo Adam I love them old piccies...

Don't talk to me about Tolls, Calais to Dieppe use the Toll or take twice as long(with still a small toll) 21 euro each way. The quickest way to get thee with absolutely no toll is nearly four times as long, Robbing bar stewards.

Adam Mint wrote:You drive all the way south on the M90, no hold ups, you drive north and between the Barnton and the bridge it’s ok, then at one time you hit the “highwaymen” (the tolls), so all came to a stop, the tolls were on the south end of the bridge so south queuing traffic waiting to pay the ransom were parked on the bridge, then some smart ass went o’feck trucks now weight 40 odd ton (tonne) “problem,” so then you had to pay twice as much to get in to Fife, but the bonus was you had a quick toll free exit...



And then, the oh’ the bridges is fecked story, OK, scrap it, no,,, we need a second one “““WHY”””, because the old ones fecked, ok then have a new one, oh’ but it’s not that fecked so we may just keep it..........



The tolls were a big problem, but not the main one, the roads infrastructure mainly south of the bridge were crap, then when they invested millions in trying to fix it they fu#ked it even further, bleeding all the traffic in at the one point.



But that’s just my opinion...



And I ant funding any fing,,, ferries, its the future, I like boats...

I was only 9 when the ferry stopped...

M25 has toll at Dartford crossing. Causes horrendous tail backs every rush hour and every weekend when women go shopping at local mall. Total madness.

3 Local malls now.

Remember coming of the ferry on the back of my brothers Norton, he tried to get a flyer off the boat and skidded on the wet cobbles I was sore for a week, no skid lids in those days[ not for wee brothers anyway]

Topdog wrote:3 Local malls now.

Really? Dont go to them me, for women innit. Woolwich Ferry still operates, free.

I was on that years ago. Big wide thing I think.

It takes trucks so must be big, well over 30 years since I been on it though.

searcher wrote:Remember coming of the ferry on the back of my brothers Norton, he tried to get a flyer off the boat and skidded on the wet cobbles I was sore for a week, no skid lids in those days[ not for wee brothers anyway]

A ferry boy,,,, bikers.

First fatality on the new bridge...Daily Record

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Girl I went out with in my youth father was killed during the construction of the original road bridge, no compensation, was on a part of the bridge where he shouldn't have been...

Couple of weeks back there was a documentary on the telly about the building of the bridge, health and safety just didn't exist,,, it did touch on the deaths involved, his name was not mentioned, it does however appear on the memorial to those who died during its construction...

The new bridge is behind schedule...BBC Scotland

Nice bridge

Artist's impression innit, but it's coming along nicely. It will be the longest 3 towered, stayed bridge in the world when it's finished. (Until some wee uppity, oil rich Arab nation decide to build a bigger one!)