Summary
MINISTERS have launched an immediate inquiry into the state of the Forth Road Bridge, after being told that corrosion of the main cable was now so bad that lorries could be banned from the crossing in eight years.
The 41-year-old bridge is struggling to cope with 24 million vehicles a year - twice its design capacity - with heavy lorries causing the most damage.See the full content of this document
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Cable Damage Sparks Call to Speed Up New Forth Bridge
Yesterday's announcement suggests that an inspection report due from the Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA) will reveal that damage to the 2ft-wide cable is much worse than originally suspected.
It is...See the full content of this document
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