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
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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