ASH undertook route selection, scheme design and environmental assessment for the award winning Upper Forth Crossing project
As part of Transport Scotland’s proposals to improve the road network at the Upper Forth Crossing and alleviate traffic congestion around the village of Kincardine in Fife, a new crossing was investigated and ultimately implemented.
Key Tasks
Route options appraisal
Landscape and visual impact assessment
Landscape mitigation design
Environmental monitoring during construction and maintenance
What we did
Part of the solution to the high volumes of traffic experienced by Kincardine was a new bridge crossing upstream of the existing bridge, and a link road to bypass the village for north and west bound traffic. The other part of the solution was the creation of a new eastern link to accommodate eastbound traffic.
An environmental impact assessment (EIA) was undertaken for the preferred route in accordance with guidance from the Scottish Executive as set out in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) Volume 11.
ASH oversaw the implementation of the landscape elements of both the Eastern Link and the Clackmannanshire Bridge approaches between Bowtrees to the south and Kilbagie in the north. This included overseeing the implementation of landscape works during construction as well as overseeing the five-year maintenance period post-construction.
The Eastern Link five-year maintenance period was successfully completed in 2009 and ASH oversaw the maintenance period on the Clackmannanshire Bridge up until 2013.
In 2009 the Clackmannanshire Bridge took the top award in the Project Category at the Saltire Society Engineering Award.
Find out more
We’re always happy to answer your questions. If you’d like to find out more about the services we can offer for your project, you can email us on info@ashglasgow.com or call 0141 227 3388.
