Queensferry Crossing, levels of traffic, congestion and operational lanes: EIR release

Average levels of traffic using the Queensferry Crossing outwith peak times. 

Average levels of traffic using the Queensferry Crossing at peak times. 

Number of occasions in 2019 where motorists have been caught up in tailbacks approaching the Queensferry crossing. 

The number of weeks/days in 2019 that the Queensferry crossing did not have all lanes open or operational. 

Reasons for congestion on the crossing and its impact on the surrounding roads and areas. 

As congestion will only increase as the surrounding areas are developed further, is there any scope for a review of the current legislation which "only allows access for buses, taxis, motorbikes under 125cc, pedestrians and cyclists to use the Forth Road Bridge"?’

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Published Date 15 Jul 2019 Subject Projects