|
|
Article: Open week to reveal hidden secrets of Forth Road Bridge
- Article from:
- Evening News - Scotland
- Article date:
- August 24, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 2009 Evening News - Scotland. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
THE hidden secrets of the Forth Road Bridge are to be revealed to
the public for the first time.
An "open week" event aimed at giving people a better
understanding of how the iconic structure was created and operates
will be staged later this year and include guided tours of the
bridge.
It is partly in response to concerns of bridge operator FETA that
they had lost "face-to-face" contact with customers since the
abolition of tolls.
Among the points of interest on the tour will be the anchorage
chambers - the giant tunnels into solid rock where the suspension
cables are held in place.
The areas - normally off-limits to the public because of their
extreme importance to the bridge - will be ...