Queensferry Crossing

Elevating transport infrastructure

Year: 2017 Project Duration: 6 years Cost: £1.35bn

The challenge

When problems were identified in the main cables of the Forth Road Bridge, the
need for a new solution linking Edinburgh with cities further north was clear. The
Forth Replacement Crossing Replacement Crossing, centred on the iconic
Queensferry Crossing, safeguards this vital transport link and the contribution it
makes to the national economy.

The solution

The project – the largest Scottish infrastructure project carried out for a
generation – involved the construction of the longest three-tower cable-stayed
bridge in the world and the tallest towers of any bridge in the UK. While it was
under construction, the new bridge featured the longest pair of free-standing
balanced cantilevers ever used as well as a world record continuous underwater
concrete.

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