Tunnelling Forth

A leading civil engineer has proposed a method of constructing a tunnel on the Firth of Forth seabed that could prove a cheaper replacement for the Forth Road Bridge.

A leading civil engineer has proposed a method of constructing a tunnel on the Firth of Forth seabed that could prove a considerably cheaper replacement for the Forth Road Bridge than a new bridge.

 

John Carson, former head of Miller Civil Engineering has suggested that his plan to build concrete tubes on the dock and lower them to the seabed would be a more cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution to traffic congestion than the road-and-rail bridge currently favoured by the Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA).

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