Forth Replacement Crossing - Report 1 - Assessment of Transport Network

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Forth Replacement Crossing Study: Report 1 - Assess Existing, and Forecast Future, Conditions of the Transport Network within the Vicinity of the Forth Road and Rail Bridges

November 2006
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ISBN 978 1 9060 06143

Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
1.2 STRUCTURE OF REPORT

2 EXISTING CONDITION OF THE FORTH ROAD BRIDGE
2.1 BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF BRIDGE
2.2 FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE CONDITION OF THE BRIDGE
2.3 STRENGTHENING AND OTHER CONTRACTS COMPLETED
2.4 CONDITION OF MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
2.5 SUMMARY OF CONDITION OF THE FORTH ROAD BRIDGE
2.6 CONCLUSION

3 THE SUPPORTING ROAD NETWORK
3.1 SOUTHERN BRIDGEHEAD
3.2 NORTHERN BRIDGEHEAD
3.3 UPPER FORTH
3.4 A985 ROUTE ACTION PLAN STUDY
3.5 DISRUPTION ON THE NETWORK
3.6 EDINBURGH AIRPORT
3.7 ROSYTH PORT

4 FORTH BRIDGE AND ASSOCIATED RAIL NETWORK
4.1 BACKGROUND
4.2 RAIL NETWORK
4.3 EXISTING RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE

5 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 ECOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION
5.3 INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF SITES
5.4 INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF SPECIES
5.5 NATIONAL PROTECTION OF SITES
5.6 NATIONAL PROTECTION OF SPECIES
5.7 OTHER ECOLOGICAL DESIGNATIONS
5.8 LANDSCAPE
5.9 GEOLOGY
5.10 ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
5.11 COUNTRYSIDE POLICY AREAS
5.12 CONCLUSIONS

6 EXISTING TRANSPORT DATA
6.1 BACKGROUND
6.2 ROAD TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION
6.3 PUBLIC TRANSPORT (RAIL)
6.4 PUBLIC TRANSPORT (BUS)
6.5 PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS
6.6 ROBUSTNESS OF EXISTING DATA
6.7 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
6.8 CONCLUSIONS

7 BASE AND FORECAST MODELLED TRANSPORT CONDITIONS
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 ROAD NETWORK
7.3 PUBLIC TRANSPORT
7.4 FORECAST CONCLUSIONS
7.5 MODEL BEHAVIOUR

8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 EXISTING CONDITION OF THE FORTH ROAD BRIDGE
8.3 SUPPORTING ROAD NETWORK
8.4 FORTH BRIDGE
8.5 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS
8.6 EXISTING TRANSPORT DATA
8.7 BASE AND FORECAST MODELLED TRANSPORT CONDITIONS
8.8 OVERALL CONCLUSION
8.9 THE WAY FORWARD

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