Forth Road Bridge closure

Summary

Forth Road Bridge closed until new year
Bridge operator Amey say closure is an "unprecedented situation"
Transport Minister Derek Mackay: 'Full closure is essential'

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Graham Fraser and Claire Diamond

Your views: 'Can’t believe they could not let cycles and motor bikes cross'published at 10:42
Have you been affected by the Forth Road Bridge closure?
Can’t believe they could not let cycles and motor bikes cross. Yes I know wind issue. Should have actioned that tunnel last century.
James, Fife
I am working from home for the second day in a row today, so I am one of the lucky ones. But I can not keep working from home. I would like to know what contingency plans have been put in place for such a scenario? To anyone who travels over the Forth river by Train, Bike or Car it is obvious that the transport situation on a normal day during peak times is at capacity, so what contingency plans have been put in place in case either the rail or road bridge had problems?At the very least I would expect shuttle trains to be going back and forth from Inverkeithing to Dalmeny every 10 mins and everything else fits in around this, coaches, special car park. “emergency” train services, extra facilities for cyclists etc. etc.
Paul, Dalgety bay
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Transport Scotland say update due at 11:00 on nature of issues affecting Forth Road Bridgepublished at 10:33
Transport minister Derek Mackay said it was too early to say how long it would be closed but it would be "not just today".
The total closure came into force at midnight with initial guidance it would remain shut for at least 24 hours.
Postpublished at 10:26 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2015
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malcjd2, external Queensferry Crossing today - looking like good progress is being made. The #forthroadbridge, external is sitting eerily empty in the foreground. Closed because of problems with the steel apparently #queensferrycrossing, external #queensferry, external #bridge, external #bridges, external #edinburgh, external #instascotland, external #scotland, external
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Postpublished at 10:26 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2015
From BBC reporter Kevin Keane at Forth Road Bridge
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Transport Scotland say worst of congestion on alternate Forth Road Bridge routes is clearingpublished at 10:16
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I have just arrived at work at 9.30. I started my journey at 05.58published at 09:57
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I have just arrived at work at 9-30. I started my journey at 05.58 to Ferry Toll park and ride, where I join the x 59 express bus to Edinburgh. I knew the bridge was shut but I expected as per normal when there is bridge closures to go via Kincardine vis through culross. But lo and behold I was told the bus was firstly going to go to back to Dunfermline and then onto Edinburgh via Kincardine ( estimated 40 minutes extra ). When I arrived at Dunfermline bus station there were hundreds of stranded passengers looking for guidance from some stagecoach marshall, but there wasn't anyone.
David Greenwood
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Meeting due to be held to determine how long Forth Road Bridge will be closedpublished at 09:45
From BBC reporter at Forth Road Bridge
Engineers and officials due to meet at 10:30 to discuss Forth Road Bridge fault that led to structure's closure.
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Postpublished at 09:40 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2015
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Are you caught up in the delays caused by the Forth Road Bridge closure?published at 09:17
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Traffic Scotland said queues had reached 11 miles on alternative routes after the Forth Road Bridge was closed by structural faults.
Transport minister Derek Mackay said it was too early to say how long it would be closed but it would be "not just today".
Image source, Traffic Scotland
The total closure came into force at midnight with initial guidance it would remain shut for at least 24 hours.
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Long delays reported on alternative routes with tailbacks on A985 stretching for milespublished at 09:04
Traffic Scotland said queues were now down to eight miles from a high of 11 miles on the approach to the Kincardine bridge while there is a five-mile queue around the Clackmannanshire bridge.
ScotRail say it is adding extra carriages and staff for services on the rail bridge to and from Fife.
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The public have been asked to "only travel if necessary".
Transport Scotland said the decision to implement the total closure of the Forth Road Bridge - which is also shut to cyclists and pedestrians - had been taken as a precautionary step.
People being advised to travel only if essential on Forth Road Bridge diversion routespublished at 08:36
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Traffic queuing for five miles on M9 Forth Road Bridge alternative route after an accidentpublished at 08:28
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ScotRail say extra carriages being added to trains on services between Fife and Edinburghpublished at 08:20
Scotrail said extra carriages were being added where possible and that 50 extra staff have been brought in at key locations to help commuters get where they needed to go.
Traffic Scotland said that there were 11-mile queues on a diversion route to the Kincardine Bridge, while there were six-mile tailbacks on approach to the Clackmannanshire Bridge after the Forth Road Bridge was shut after a defect was found in a steel joint.
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Transport minister says it's too early to say how long Forth Road Bridge will be closedpublished at 08:14
The total closure of the bridge came into force at midnight with initial guidance it would remain shut for at least 24 hours.
Mr Mackay told the BBC Good Morning Scotland programme: "Ministers are meeting again by teleconference this morning with further advice on what the repair plan looks like.
Image source, Forth Road Bridge
"I'll be able to say more about that later today. I don't want to give a timescale only to change it within a few hours.
"It's not going to be just today."
Traffic Scotland reporting 11-mile queue on approach to Kincardine Bridge due to FRB closurepublished at 08:03
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