Installing heated wires on the Queensferry Crossing: EIR release

Information requested:

Can you please confirm if Transport Scotland has looked at the possibility of installing heated wires to the cables of the Queensferry Crossing to prevent the build-up of ice?

Can you also please confirm if Transport Scotland has looked at measures used in other countries that have experienced the build-up of ice on bridge cables, such as in Canada and/or Scandinavian countries?

If so, can you provided details of what system was looked at and the outcome – i.e. was it decided not to proceed with an alternative measure to fitting ice sensors on the Queensferry Crossing?