Forth Road Bridge could reopen to cars as Queensferry Crossing set to shut again
Forth Road Bridge could reopen to cars and lorries as the £1.35billion Queensferry Crossing is set to shut again due to falling ice.The move is being considered as the Queensferry link between Edinburgh and Fife will close to traffic this weekend.The 56-year-old Forth Road Bridge was closed to motorists and HGVs in February 2018 – with only buses, taxis, cyclists and pedestrians allowed to cross. But it may be brought back into use as an emergency diversion.Before it opened, operators of the Queensferry Crossing said its 11ft-high windshields would “almost entirely eliminate the need for closures”.It’s the third winter in a row that falling ice has plagued the bridge and the second time it has been forced to shut.