Queensferry Crossing Closed

The Queensferry Crossing is closed to all traffic until further notice, as a safety precaution due to a risk of ice and snow falling from the cables.

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Queensferry Crossing Reopened to Traffic in Both Directions

The Queensferry Crossing fully reopened to traffic at 10:10 today after being temporarily closed as a safety precaution due to a risk of falling ice.

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Queensferry Crossing to Become Motorway

Road users are being given advance notice the Queensferry Crossing will become a designated motorway from 1 February 2018.

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Queensferry Crossing Proving its Worth

Modern wind barriers across the Queensferry Crossing have kept it open on 34 occasions when its predecessor would have been closed to high-sided vehicles.

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Queensferry Crossing Wind Shielding Success

The Queensferry Crossing has remained open in high winds on more than 100 occasions when the Forth Road Bridge is likely to have closed to some or all traffic.

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Queensferry Crossing Doors Open Day 2025

Public ballot for free guided tours of the interior of the Queensferry Crossing deck, hosted by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland.

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Queensferry Crossing Open Door Success

The first ever Doors Open Day event at the Queensferry Crossing has been hailed as a success.

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Queensferry Crossing Doors Open Day 2026

Charity ballot for free guided tours of the interior of the Queensferry Crossing deck, hosted by Transport Scotland’s operating company BEAR Scotland.

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Cautious Optimism for Queensferry Crossing Ice Mitigation

Queensferry Crossing engineers are optimistic at the results of recent tests of methods to mitigate against ice accreting on the bridge’s cables and towers.

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Queensferry Crossing Opening Celebrations - Travel Advice

The countdown is on for a weekend of celebrations to mark the opening of the Queensferry Crossing.

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Queensferry Crossing to Reopen Feb 2020

Feb 2020: The Queensferry Crossing will reopen today. Operators are confident that the risk of ice and snow falling from cables has passed.

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Update on Efforts to Reopen the Queensferry Crossing

The Queensferry Crossing will reopen today, with bridge operators confident that the risk of ice and snow accumulating and falling from the cables has passed.

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Queensferry Crossing Artwork Unveiled

An ode to the Queensferry Crossing by Scotland’s national poet has been set in bronze in a specially commissioned work.

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Queensferry Crossing Delivering Initial Benefits

New data shows improved reliability of travel on M90 corridor.

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Queensferry Crossing Diversion Trial Success

An enhanced diversion system for the Queensferry Crossing has been successfully trialled, significantly reducing the time it takes to reroute traffic.

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