Hylander Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Bet this is really a bind for Scotland. Satnavs I should imagine are having fun even if no one else is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrundallNavy Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I think the Scottish have pre-planned this to stop all us Southerners gate crashing the Hogmanay celebrations. Doug. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 It is to stop the good produce of Speyside reaching England. They are going to give us that rough old stuff from Jura, Islay and Skye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Typical, They find a bridge I can always get under... and close it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Never mind. They are on the case 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Here is the report from the BBC Scotland regarding the crack found in one of the spars and contingency plans. The bridge has an average of 60,000 vehicles per day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-35001277 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-35009410 Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 On 5/12/2015 at 10:10 AM, ranworthbreeze said: Here is the report from the BBC Scotland regarding the crack found in one of the spars and contingency plans. The bridge has an average of 60,000 vehicles per day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-35001277 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-35009410 Regards Alan Hi Alan and all, 70,000 per day is the norm and FREE to cross too. It shows how urgent the new bridge is needed. I have crossed the bridge many times, and it is for now, an additional 70 miles commute, 35 each way, into Edinburgh via Kincardine, hopefully Scotrail can put more trains on. With the festive season here, at least for a fortnight of the closure, many folks will be off on holiday. The new Queensferry Bridge, slip roads are well on, its just a case of finishing the bridge now. Sadly with the weather this past few weeks, progress will have been very slow indeed for safety reasons. I have often wondered why they never built a tunnel road on the Forth. Must be some geological fault maybe? I agree 110% with ChrisB comments, I too never did like those "Iodine" Malt Whiskies! I feel really sorry for all the commuters into the Capital, but safety MUST come first IMHO. Iain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbroadslover Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Iain, I have a sneaky feeling that building a tunnel ON the Forth may have been difficult. Tunnels usually work better if they go UNDER something lol Jeff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffandWendy Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 A tunnel under the Forth would have to be started at least a couple of miles away from either shore line, in order to get deep enough under the river bed and the cost would be twice as much as a bridge, that's if like Iain said, it might not be geologically feasible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 48 minutes ago, GeoffandWendy said: A tunnel under the Forth would have to be started at least a couple of miles away from either shore line, in order to get deep enough under the river bed and the cost would be twice as much as a bridge, that's if like Iain said, it might not be geologically feasible. Hi Geoff, Having spoken to a couple of folks from that area, there is a strong chance had they tunnelled down, they would have met the Miners underneath the Firth of Forth! Oops! Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riyadhcrew Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I think the water is pretty deep under the bridges. Navy ships and I think even submarines have gone into Rosyth, so a tunnel would be a long way down and would have to start and finish from a long way away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Very good point Eric. I have been searching on Google to see what depth the towers are into the ground/Firth, but as yet no result. Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riyadhcrew Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Iain, I remember friends who use to go fishing off Queensferry and they said they had to put extra line on their reels to reach the bottom, but I have no idea how deep it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 These floods are terrible, I've just heard that the Dartford tunnel is under water! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 6 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said: These floods are terrible, I've just heard that the Dartford tunnel is under water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 My brother in law was a miner at Bo'ness on the Firth of Forth (south side 14 miles from Edinburgh) when they closed the pit he went to work at Longannet pit, north side 32 miles by road from Edinburgh). however when he got there he often spent the time working back where they used to, as the pits were connected under the Forth. it is possible to put tunnels on the Seabed, I think is was in Boston USA where they dropped prefabricated tunnel sections onto the seabed connected them up and had a tunnel with no digging required ( except where they met the land) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 On 12/12/2015 at 5:00 PM, MauriceMynah said: These floods are terrible, I've just heard that the Dartford tunnel is under water! Oi! I make the crap jokes round here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 49 minutes ago, Poppy said: Oi! I make the crap jokes round here You are at no risk of loosing that reputation lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking23 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 On 5 December 2015 at 10:07 AM, Poppy said: Never mind. They are on the case Wouldn't you just love to park up next to the bridge with that load, and look at the faces of the car drivers... Probably another truck with some huge cable ties and that will really inspire confidence before you cross the bridge after they reopen it lol... Or better still, a truck with a huge tube of "Leak Fix" before the channel tunnel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 1 hour ago, Poppy said: Oi! I make the crap jokes round here Oh how true! Iain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springsong Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The Q I believe the Conwy tunnel in N Wales was built like this, the marina on the west side was where they put the sections together and when finished they opened it to the sea and thus had a marina. At the time of building in the 90s I believed it to be the first in Europe of its type, the only other worldwide was Japan, could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 What I want to know is will the new Queensferry Crossing be called the Fifth Bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 13 minutes ago, Paul said: What I want to know is will the new Queensferry Crossing be called the Fifth Bridge? Hi Paul, There was a poll up here on the choice of names, and the Queensferry Crossing came out tops. Very appropriate really, as it used to be a ferry between North and South Queensferry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-23047293 I hope to be there this time next year when it opens. Iain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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