Hairdryer Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Queensferry crossing closed tonight and maybe longer southbound due to falling ice from the towers unfortunately the forth road Bridge cannot be used due to work being done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamb0_1874 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) Closed in both directions now until the morning where they will do a visual inspection. Which makes me think it will be closed for at least part of the rush hour. Remind me again why it was a better idea to build a bridge rather than a tunnel? Saying that the tunnel would have probably flooded going by the government's history on major construction projects of late. Edited February 10, 2020 by jamb0_1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Is Back Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Bloody lucky no ones been killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 27 minutes ago, jamb0_1874 said: Closed in both directions now until the morning where they will do a visual inspection. Which makes me think it will be closed for at least part of the rush hour. Remind me again why it was a better idea to build a bridge rather than a tunnel? Saying that the tunnel would have probably flooded going by the government's history on major construction projects of late. Pretty sure the bridge has been a massive success since it opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamb0_1874 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: Pretty sure the bridge has been a massive success since it opened. The wind proofing has been a success I'll give you that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husref musemic Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: Pretty sure the bridge has been a massive success since it opened. built with the same capacity as the one built in the 1960s. a joke. Edited February 10, 2020 by husref musemic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, husref musemic said: built with the same capacity as the one built in the 1960s. a joke. HGVs don't use it though right? I have to admit I don't use it daily but is there a lot of need for it to be larger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Better call Saul Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Hope the bridge between Ireland and Scotland thats being looked into has better success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: HGVs don't use it though right? I have to admit I don't use it daily but is there a lot of need for it to be larger? Yes, its usually tailed back from 6.30 and at the peak of the traffic your adding a extra 25-30mins onto your journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 hour ago, jamb0_1874 said: Closed in both directions now until the morning where they will do a visual inspection. Which makes me think it will be closed for at least part of the rush hour. Remind me again why it was a better idea to build a bridge rather than a tunnel? Saying that the tunnel would have probably flooded going by the government's history on major construction projects of late. Due to the width , structure and depth of the forth the tunnel would have had to have started further inland and was therefore a non starter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdryer Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, jonesy said: Folk still seem to slow down on the new bridge despite it being a 70. No idea why. Noticed that myself it’s like if some drivers get nervous when driving on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 15 minutes ago, jonesy said: Folk still seem to slow down on the new bridge despite it being a 70. No idea why. That annoys me, you crawl along at like 5mph for ages then half way over the bridge as if by magic traffic speeds up and theres no obstruction. If everyone sat a few cars length away from the car in front and maintained a steady speed then people could merge no problem and traffic would flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 21 minutes ago, Montgomery Brewster said: Due to the width , structure and depth of the forth the tunnel would have had to have started further inland and was therefore a non starter The same risk assessment I used to carry out in my mind before refusing marital relations with the ex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Bit of a design flaw, that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 7 hours ago, hughesie27 said: Pretty sure the bridge has been a massive success since it opened. It's certainly kept my feet dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 8 hours ago, Ray Gin said: Bit of a design flaw, that! Looks that way. Shut every time it's cold now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, husref musemic said: built with the same capacity as the one built in the 1960s. a joke. They should handicap its current capacity and force people to public transport instead of causing congestion in Edinburgh. There are far too many car journeys into Edinburgh from Fife at rush hour. Edited February 11, 2020 by frankblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Is it a problem with cable-stayed bridges in general? AFAIK the Kessock Bridge hasn’t had this problem (or the Erskine) Funny that it didn’t happen on the FRB either - I know the cables are on the outside of the FRB - but the wind could still blow ice off and onto the carriageway. Just seems strange all round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutley Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, frankblack said: They should handicap its current capacity and force people to public transport instead of causing congestion in Edinburgh. There are far too many car journeys into Edinburgh from Fife at rush hour. Make it north bound only in the morning and southbound at home time. Keep the fifers in fife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gentleman Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 11 hours ago, jamb0_1874 said: Closed in both directions now until the morning where they will do a visual inspection. Which makes me think it will be closed for at least part of the rush hour. Remind me again why it was a better idea to build a bridge rather than a tunnel? Saying that the tunnel would have probably flooded going by the government's history on major construction projects of late. Could've re-bored the Bo'ness to Valleyfield one? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/scotland-blog/2014/apr/30/scotland-firthofforth-coal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack D and coke Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Montgomery Brewster said: Due to the width , structure and depth of the forth the tunnel would have had to have started further inland and was therefore a non starter Not sure of cost but always thought a tunnel made more sense. Also could be taking so much traffic away from that bottleneck if the entrances and exits were much further away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUTOL Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, jack D and coke said: Not sure of cost but always thought a tunnel made more sense. Also could be taking so much traffic away from that bottleneck if the entrances and exits were much further away. All they needed to do was not have access to the Queensferries from the new bridge any local traffic could use the old bridge. But also the decision to just have two lanes in each direction is particularly stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, GinRummy said: Looks that way. Shut every time it's cold now. Thats handy right enough with our weather . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack D and coke Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, SUTOL said: All they needed to do was not have access to the Queensferries from the new bridge any local traffic could use the old bridge. But also the decision to just have two lanes in each direction is particularly stupid. I know cost must come into it but they don’t seem to have too much foresight. Look at the city bypass for example. Whoever designed that with two lanes and no hard shoulder should get a shoeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, frankblack said: They should handicap its current capacity and force people to public transport instead of causing congestion in Edinburgh. There are far too many car journeys into Edinburgh from Fife at rush hour. They should make the A90, Glagow road, St John's road, A71 and the city bypass toll roads during peak times for people that live outside Edinburgh. Charge people 15quid a day to drive into Edinburgh and they will jump on the bus or train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 59 minutes ago, jack D and coke said: Not sure of cost but always thought a tunnel made more sense. Also could be taking so much traffic away from that bottleneck if the entrances and exits were much further away. The land was the issue as well. Especially on the south side as owned by one of the estates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, Herbert said: They should make the A90, Glagow road, St John's road, A71 and the city bypass toll roads during peak times for people that live outside Edinburgh. Charge people 15quid a day to drive into Edinburgh and they will jump on the bus or train. Agreed except everyone should pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack D and coke Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Montgomery Brewster said: The land was the issue as well. Especially on the south side as owned by one of the estates Ah ok👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 24 minutes ago, Montgomery Brewster said: The land was the issue as well. Especially on the south side as owned by one of the estates When the revolution comes we can sequestrate this land for the very purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Montgomery Brewster said: Agreed except everyone should pay. The council want to make the city centre car free anyway, but if you look at the traffic on the roads out of Edinburgh its gridlocked where as other routes it's no too bad at peak times. It's people from outside Edinburgh that are the problem Edited February 11, 2020 by Herbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armageddon Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Extending this debate onto the trams I'm a tram fan, but trying to get parked at the airport park and ride is horrendous - then there's the Gyle parking for the tram - total joke. THEN we have this utter scandal of getting into Edinburgh Airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshed Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Herbert said: They should make the A90, Glagow road, St John's road, A71 and the city bypass toll roads during peak times for people that live outside Edinburgh. Charge people 15quid a day to drive into Edinburgh and they will jump on the bus or train. You tried to get on a train at peak time? They cant cope with passengers as it is without more people trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, theshed said: You tried to get on a train at peak time? They cant cope with passengers as it is without more people trying Nah I take the car. It doesn't help that the fife services are the ones that get slaughtered when it comes to cancellations. Maybe if the demand was significantly higher scotrail and stagecoach will put on more services and maybe another company will come in. I heard about Lothian serving ferrytoll but that might just be people taking out there arse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Well, the council tried to introduce “congestion charging” - ie a toll to enter the city centre and it was heavily defeated in a referendum. I suspect there would be a few blood vessels popping on here if they tried again. Agree about the P&R at Ingliston - difficult to get parked there most days, they could do with more, including ones where you could leave your car for a couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBE Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Herbert said: The council want to make the city centre car free anyway, but if you look at the traffic on the roads out of Edinburgh its gridlocked where as other routes it's no too bad at peak times. It's people from outside Edinburgh that are the problem Edinburgh car owners commuting within the Edinburgh boundary are also contributing to the congestion. Edited February 11, 2020 by Old Blue Eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 45 minutes ago, FWJ said: Well, the council tried to introduce “congestion charging” - ie a toll to enter the city centre and it was heavily defeated in a referendum. I suspect there would be a few blood vessels popping on here if they tried again. Agree about the P&R at Ingliston - difficult to get parked there most days, they could do with more, including ones where you could leave your car for a couple of days. Remind me of the scope of those plans? If they were within the city limits I would still vote against it. Abolishing tolls on the old bridge may have been a political vote winner but just caused more congestion. Any tolls/congestion charge should be for entry to Edinburgh as the residents shouldn't have to pay for problems caused by traffic in and out the city limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, frankblack said: Remind me of the scope of those plans? If they were within the city limits I would still vote against it. Abolishing tolls on the old bridge may have been a political vote winner but just caused more congestion. Any tolls/congestion charge should be for entry to Edinburgh as the residents shouldn't have to pay for problems caused by traffic in and out the city limits. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_congestion_charge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husref musemic Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 4 hours ago, frankblack said: They should handicap its current capacity and force people to public transport instead of causing congestion in Edinburgh. There are far too many car journeys into Edinburgh from Fife at rush hour. I'm not commuting over it any more (thankfully) but when I did it was to go to Livingston or loanhead. if there was anyway of getting there that didn't involve 3 buses or trains id have done it. There's tens of thousands of houses been built in the last few years and going up like mushrooms making it steadily worse. id shut it and go back to the old bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Congestion charging is about to be introduced via LEZs and Workplace Parking Charges! LEZs currently based on Euro 6 emission standards. London also has Ultra Low Emission Zones which presumably have a stricter emission level than LEZs so this will no doubt be in the CeC's plans for introduction further down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol1874 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 7 hours ago, GinRummy said: Looks that way. Shut every time it's cold now. I dared criticising the SNP for this development on Twitter and was informed by the mob that this is the first time that the bridge had been shut since it was opened. Leaving aside the questions of whether it should have been shut for similar previously and why they still waited for ice to fall (and the risks which come with that), before they did close it, it does seem a problem with similar designs to this in other places too(less of a problem on the old one for whatever reason). Does make you wonder why they chose this design and also, should we suffer less mild winters, how much of an issue this could become. Not being a civil engineer, I know not the answer to either of those questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Herbert said: The council want to make the city centre car free anyway, but if you look at the traffic on the roads out of Edinburgh its gridlocked where as other routes it's no too bad at peak times. It's people from outside Edinburgh that are the problem Not everyone works 9-5 anymore so your claim that’s it’s people outside Edinburgh causing congestion doesn’t stack up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensferryjambo Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 18 hours ago, hughesie27 said: HGVs don't use it though right? I have to admit I don't use it daily but is there a lot of need for it to be larger? HGVs do use it. It is buses and taxis that use the Forth Road Bridge now and HGVs go over the Queensferry crossing. I get why they have had to close it. A few people were lucky not to get hurt yesterday as ice fell from the cables and smashed their windscreens. No point in taking any risks. The photos looked like they dodged a bullet. I know people might complain that a bridge built in Scotland should be ready for these conditions but they were apparently exceptional conditions yesterday with the sleet sticking to cables and then turning to ice. They never had any problems when the Beast from the East hit clearly this was due to very unusual conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queensferryjambo Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Pistol1874 said: I dared criticising the SNP for this development on Twitter and was informed by the mob that this is the first time that the bridge had been shut since it was opened. You wouldn't have had to criticised the SNP to be attacked by the mob on twitter. The minute you criticise anything to do with that bridge it is seen as an attack on the SNP as it is their only real construction success. Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon built it themselves don't you know By the way it has been a real success since it was built so credit where it is due and the recent closure is just a bump in the road. Shame people seem to be so polarised in politics to not be able to take any kind of criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbert. Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 33 minutes ago, Montgomery Brewster said: Not everyone works 9-5 anymore so your claim that’s it’s people outside Edinburgh causing congestion doesn’t stack up No people are starting at 7-8 in the morning so the congestion starts at 0630 on the bridge and starts again about 1500 up to 1900 on a friday it starts at 1230 with the schools on half days. I drive into Edinburgh everyday so I'm well aware of where the choke points are. I can drive from the city centre to livi centre at 8 in the morning no problem, going the other way your running 30mins late easily and the same for night time. Going into Edinburgh no problem coming out your crawling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankblack Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, FWJ said: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_congestion_charge I am currently on the bus home but reading that link explains why my recollection of the details are cloudy. They put together a vague and biased referendum question to give themselves a blank cheque, but the public saw through it. The council wanted a scheme to raise revenue. Based on hindsight it wouldn't have raised enough to cover the current overspend on the tram let alone the three lines they forecast. Edited February 11, 2020 by frankblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Herbert said: No people are starting at 7-8 in the morning so the congestion starts at 0630 on the bridge and starts again about 1500 up to 1900 on a friday it starts at 1230 with the schools on half days. I drive into Edinburgh everyday so I'm well aware of where the choke points are. I can drive from the city centre to livi centre at 8 in the morning no problem, going the other way your running 30mins late easily and the same for night time. Going into Edinburgh no problem coming out your crawling. Yes so if it’s easy in the morning but mobbed at night ? All the congestion can’t be from people out of town in that case ? with the move to electric cars and zero road tax it won’t be long til the uk government moves to make up the shortfall which will be based on pay per mile and time of day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinRummy Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Pistol1874 said: I dared criticising the SNP for this development on Twitter and was informed by the mob that this is the first time that the bridge had been shut since it was opened. Leaving aside the questions of whether it should have been shut for similar previously and why they still waited for ice to fall (and the risks which come with that), before they did close it, it does seem a problem with similar designs to this in other places too(less of a problem on the old one for whatever reason). Does make you wonder why they chose this design and also, should we suffer less mild winters, how much of an issue this could become. Not being a civil engineer, I know not the answer to either of those questions. Politicians are a bunch of dingles. Doesn’t take Einstein to work out a bridge in this country that can’t handle bad weather is a pile of shite. Not even covering the fact some poor sod could have been killed if a big chunk of ice fell through their windscreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I can understand why they have closed it if there is the risk of ice falling through someone's windscreen. It is health and safety, the publics safety which is paramount. You simply cannot take those risks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Might sound daft but whats the reason behind not doing a bridge like the Skye Bridge? https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk%2Fskye%2Fbridge%2Fimages%2Ffooter-450.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk%2Fskye%2Fbridge%2Findex.html&docid=mN8P76xgK3kRKM&tbnid=8KjxPQoHC6kBOM%3A&vet=1&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim Ok it's smaller but with wind barriers etc would that not work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUTOL Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 18 minutes ago, heartsfc_fan said: Might sound daft but whats the reason behind not doing a bridge like the Skye Bridge? Ok it's smaller but with wind barriers etc would that not work? It's a longer span over (maybe) deeper water, maybe needs to be higher above the water as well, and the weight/volume of traffic is far greater. I'm not sure that type of construction would be suitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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