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Sensors are to be fitted to the Queensferry Crossing almost six months after the vital route was forced to close due to falling ice.Eight vehicles were damaged by falling snow and ice, resulting in a two-day closure from February 10.The ice issue was blamed on a “unique set of weather conditions”, with a combination of strong westerly winds, snow and sleet leading to snow accumulations on the bridge’s main cables which chilled at an elevated height.Ongoing works on the Forth Road Bridge meant drivers were forced to endure a 26-mile diversion via the A985 onto the Kincardine Bridge and then southbound onto the M9.The sensors were first promised by the Scottish Government in 2019 after three cars were damaged by falling ice.Bridge operators Amey will partially close the route overnight for three nights to fit the new technology.Traffic on the Queensferry Crossing will be restricted to a single lane in each direction between 10pm and 5am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.The sensors will be installed at road level and at the tops of the towers and will provide an early warning when conditions are right for ice to form.Amey, which operates the Forth Bridges on behalf of Transport Scotland, will also remove LiDAR equipment that has been used to carry out a survey of wind behaviour around the bridge.Mark Arndt, of Amey, said: “We know from previous incidents that ice can accumulate on the Queensferry Crossing’s cables during a very specific combination of temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction.“These new sensors won’t prevent ice forming on the cables, but they will provide us with significantly enhanced data to detect, monitor and understand the specific climatic conditions that cause this phenomenon.”Scottish Conservative politician Murdo Fraser, who questioned at the time of the closure why the ice sensors had not been fitted to the bridge prior to its opening in 2017, said the sensors were not the “long-term solution.”Mr Fraser, who represents the Mid Scotland and Fife region, said that while the move will provide an early warning of problems, he believes the SNP Government should look at other options.He said: “Fitting ice sensors to the Queensferry Crossing is not the long-term solution.
The Queensferry Crossing has reopened after being closed since Monday evening because of falling ice. This page lists roadworks planned within the Forth Bridges Unit. 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.

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The Forth Road Bridge is a long-span suspension bridge... Transport Scotland has commissioned Amey to manage and maintain two iconic river crossings in the East of Scotland. This includes cookies from third party social media websites if you visit a page which contains embedded content from social channels or if you share content.

The need for a road bridge over the Firth of Forth came to light... From June 2015 for five years we will manage and maintain the Forth Road Bridge and the Queensferry Crossing, as well as the associated approach roads.  for information on who should use which roads and bridges! 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. Traffic on the Queensferry Crossing will be restricted to a single lane in each direction between 10pm and 5am on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Links and information about public transport to and across the...
Archive photos showing the construction of the Forth Bridge. Archive photos of the Forth Road Bridge under construction. The Queensferry Crossing opened to traffic on 30 August 2017. Technical update from the Forth Road Bridge team. A regular ferry operated between North and South Queensferry 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. This innovative design provides extra strength and stiffness, allowing the towers and the deck to be more slender and elegant.The Forth Bridges has updated its cookie policy. The SNP Government should be looking at other methods, used in other parts of the world, such as heated wires being fitted to prevent the build-up of ice.”Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier countryThank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on The Forth Bridges website. Current Conditions:
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