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Question mark over need for new Forth road bridge

Chief engineer 'confident' of halting cable weakness By Bruce Whitehead

THE new chief engineer of the Forth Road Bridge has given the clearest indication yet that the corrosion threatening the structure's safety can be halted and repairs carried out to keep it open for 100 years.

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