FabSwingers.com forum: Forth Road Bridge

By *wiftiee OP Man
over a year ago

near Glasgow

An MSP has called for the re-opening of the FRB to ease the 'tourism' chaos affecting the new crossing.

Isn't this logical, a 'no brainer'??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is the FRB safe to travel on. I thought it needed repairs. If it's safe to travel on then I see no problem in opening it till the new bridge traffic calms down

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is the FRB safe to travel on. I thought it needed repairs. If it's safe to travel on then I see no problem in opening it till the new bridge traffic calms down "

Its safe, and it is intended for public transport once everything settles.

Part of the problem is the 40 mph speed limit from Dunfermline onwards, slows everything up and eventually leads to huge tail backs

Quicker traveling the Stirling route.

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By *ob nice but domMan
over a year ago

PAISLEY

"Is the FRB safe to travel on. I thought it needed repairs. If it's safe to travel on then I see no problem in opening it till the new bridge traffic calms down

Its safe, and it is intended for public transport once everything settles.

Part of the problem is the 40 mph speed limit from Dunfermline onwards, slows everything up and eventually leads to huge tail backs

Quicker traveling the Stirling route."

So in reality they spent £1.3 billion to create a bus lane ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is the FRB safe to travel on. I thought it needed repairs. If it's safe to travel on then I see no problem in opening it till the new bridge traffic calms down

Its safe, and it is intended for public transport once everything settles.

Part of the problem is the 40 mph speed limit from Dunfermline onwards, slows everything up and eventually leads to huge tail backs

Quicker traveling the Stirling route.

So in reality they spent £1.3 billion to create a bus lane ? "

No, in reality, they looked & planned ahead, created a safer bridge which should stay open all year round in high cross winds.

Health & Safety of all commuters is essential and we are all aware of the faults discovered on the FRB.

good "ahead" planning

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

Make each bridge run separate one northbound the other southbound possibly .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Make each bridge run separate one northbound the other southbound possibly ."

That would require extensive alteration to the road systems on both bridges, and onshore, and it would also mean that in adverse weather, the crossings would only be open one way, as the FRB would still have to be closed.

Patience, and a period of adjustment are the best ways forward.

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By *ndybhoy92Man
over a year ago

paislet

"Is the FRB safe to travel on. I thought it needed repairs. If it's safe to travel on then I see no problem in opening it till the new bridge traffic calms down

Its safe, and it is intended for public transport once everything settles.

Part of the problem is the 40 mph speed limit from Dunfermline onwards, slows everything up and eventually leads to huge tail backs

Quicker traveling the Stirling route.

So in reality they spent £1.3 billion to create a bus lane ?

No, in reality, they looked & planned ahead, created a safer bridge which should stay open all year round in high cross winds.

Health & Safety of all commuters is essential and we are all aware of the faults discovered on the FRB.

good "ahead" planning "
well thay didnt plan that far ahead if the bridge has been already causeing them problems i know this as i worked on the queensferry bridge and now it is just causeing the same problem so not much planing atall after all these years of building it and a waste of money

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can't run both bridges at once as the southbound traffic from the new bridge crosses the path of the northbound for the old bridge I see there's signs up saying use full slip to merge looks like people are slowing on the slip maybe even stoping then the main traffic slows to let them join causing a jam instead of getting up to 40 mph on the slip them merging with the 40 mph traffic

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By *alcon43Woman
over a year ago

Paisley

New bridge has motorway rules and existing bridge is for public transport and traffic not allowed on motorways. The tourism part will subside. Like everything else it will settle down.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"New bridge has motorway rules and existing bridge is for public transport and traffic not allowed on motorways. The tourism part will subside. Like everything else it will settle down. "

good points

All things new have teething problems and they will settle.

Some people simply do not like; and cannot cope with "change"

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By *rsFine-MrBallsCouple
over a year ago

markinch

The new bridge is obv to replace the old bridge which continually needs repair and upkeep, the problem now isn't the bridge as it theoretically should not close, the problem is the infrastructure of roads on both sides of the new and old bridge these haven't changed, too many slip roads joining the motorway prior to access on the bridges, that and tourists

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By *r Costa xxMan
over a year ago

stirling

Lets just be glad the tolls aren't still in place, as lovely it is as bridges go, it's even more frustrating when they charge you for the privilege of queuing, #dartfordcrossing

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By *omaMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

I think the main problems with regard traffic flow is too many exits/on ramps and the fact that two lanes each way cannot handle the amounts of traffic. . . Building this new crossing as little more than a dual carriageway makes it almost obsolete . . The surrounding carriage ways should all have been upgraded to 3 lane motorway status too. . .

The recent upgrades around Coatbridge (M8/A8) have vastly improved matters. . less junctions and that extra 3rd lane.

that's how I see it, probably others have differing ideas thoughts

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