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According to the FRB website, the bridge is apparently closed to all vehicles.
also noted
"The bridge is expected to be closed to cyclists and pedestrians throughout Monday and most of Tuesday, and remains closed to HGVs while repairs to the truss end links continue."
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Public transport is likely to be affected, with winds forecast to be stronger than the level at which buses would be permitted to cross from approximately 12 noon onwards.
The bridge is expected to be closed to cyclists and pedestrians throughout today and most of Tuesday, and will remain closed to HGVs while repairs to the truss end links continue.
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Had a recce on the way home tonight. There is a (not very attractive) alternative route off from the layby, very close to the old cycle path. Indeed the sign for the path is still in the layby. Going North from the sign after about 10 yards there is a sign for pedestrians to get off the bridge. You double back onto the NQ to Rosyth Road and join panyagua's route above.
From the road it is just as the road steepens and bends to the right away from the motorway. There is a proliferation of temporary fences and traffic cones at the point to go up.
Probably Panyagua's route wins on points, though bax's option of joining the traffic when heading Northbound will be faster.
Thanks for the recce, Paddy
I never liked using the hotel car park route, as it was unpredictable to move through
If the pavement adjacent the slip road connecting to the lay-by is still there, I would use that southbound - but from memory i think they've removed all that
All will become clear tomorrow - hopefully its only for a few weeks, the FRB twitter feed said it would be til end February or thereabouts
I did the hotel carpark north bound this morning. Forgot how big that hill heading up to it is. You can stay on the bike all the way aside from a wee pavement hop at the hotel.
My bad: I should have recce'd the route southbound before confidently asserting you could just reverse the northbound route. Got to the roundabout where the NQ road meets the B980 to discover that spur is one-way only (eastbound) and so I had to go to the big roundabout anyway. Chose to just carry on the normal way and take the steps down and up. Will probably take the hotel route this evening.
I did the carry-the-bike-down-and-up-the-stairs business
Managed it at a sprint (titanium winter bike, recessed cleats)
Would make a neat triathlon strava segment
TractorFactory, I'm confused, were you northbound or southbound? Heading north I thought it was a short sharp climb, there is also a dropped kerb just round the corner of the hotel which you can use as long as it's not parked up.
Panyagua, Depending on the traffic it's possible to cross the central reservation rather than going round the Ferrytoll roundabout. I wouldn't try it unless there are no vehicles though.
@ac The hill that starts as you go under the new bridge approach, along up beside the viaduct push out assembly. Always feels a lot harder than it looks...
...or maybe that's the Christmas and bridge closure lack of fitness speaking.
Is that not southbound?
It is, you're correct.
Checking it out northbound this afternoon, you can avoid the "alternate" route that doubles back onto the NQ road, by continuing along the pavement at the layby and when you get to the A90 slip road to Ferrytoll, there's an unused coned off lane adjacent to the slip road that's suitable for cyclists to use both northbound and southbound.
it might not be for everyone, but it works for me - commuters should check it out as an option
The Forth Bridge Forum are hosting a
Public Meeting
on Thursday 10th March 2016 at 7pm in the FRC Contact & Education Centre, Ferrymuir Gait, South Queensferry, EH30 9SF
All members of the public are welcome
Tea & coffee will be available from 6.30pm
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THE final bill to fix the Forth Road Bridge will come in at £21m - up to twice the cost of cancelled repair work which would have prevented its closure.
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