Case Study
Queensferry Crossing, Edinburgh -Structure FTO1, Installation Of TF900 Expansion Joints
Head Office, UK & Export Sales Compass Works, 410 Brightside Lane, Sheffield S9 2SP Tel: +44 (0) 114 2611126 • Fax: +44 (0) 114 2611165 • Email: enquiry@ekspan.co.uk Website: www.ekspan.com CASE STUDY Background Information The Queensferry Crossing, Scotland’s iconic 2.7km long 3-tower, cable-stayed bridge, was built as part of The Forth Replacement Crossing project, to replace the ageing Forth Road Bridge. The bridge, lying just a mile away from the Forth Road Bridge, is now the primary route between Edinburgh and Fife, carrying the M90 motorway across the Firth of Forth estuary. The existing Forth Road Bridge, built in 1964, was notorious for suffering frequent delays, and operational and maintenance issues. Primarily as a result of heavy traffic congestion (far more than the b