A9000 Forth Road Bridge | Overnight Closures

Overnight carriageway closures will be in place on the A9000 public transport corridor over the Forth Road Bridge on the nights of Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 October.

This is to allow Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland to remove high-level gantries that have been in place during an ongoing routine inspection of the main cables.

The southbound carriageway will be closed to all traffic from approximately 21:30 on Wednesday 1 October until 06:00 on Thursday 2 October. The northbound carriageway will then be closed from 21:30 on Thursday 2 October until 06:00 on Friday 3 October.

During these closures, traffic permitted to use the motorway will be diverted via the M90 Queensferry Crossing. Non-motorway traffic will need to divert via the A985 Kincardine Bridge.

Access for pedestrians and cyclists will be maintained throughout the works.

The southbound bus stops at both ends of the bridge will be closed on the Wednesday night and the northbound bus stops will be closed on the Thursday night. At the south end of the bridge, passengers should use the bus stops on Builyeon Road, adjacent to the BP filling station, and at the north end of the bridge, passengers should use Ferrytoll Park & Ride.

David Bishop, BEAR Scotland’s South East Unit Bridges Manager, said: “The latest routine inspection of the Forth Road Bridge’s main cables has been under way since April and we are now ready to remove the high-level gantries that have been used to provide access.

“We’ll do this overnight to minimise the impact on the public transport corridor over the bridge.”

All works are weather dependent and subject to postponement in the event of adverse conditions.