Mary Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 For over 120 years the job of painting the colossal Forth railway bridge has famously been a never-ending task. So much steel is involved in the 1.5-mile long rail bridge over the Firth of Forth that, the legend goes, by the time the painters finish, they need to start over again at the other end. Now, however, a date has been set for completion -- 2012. Engineering firm Balfour Beatty has been blasting off layers of paint from the bridge since 2002 and replacing them with a special coating designed to last 20 years. On Monday, it said it had been awarded a 74 million-pound contract by Network Rail to complete the remaining restoration by 2012. "The contract is set to mark the end of a modern myth," the firm said on its Web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 yeh, but the way things are in the UK (especialy edinburgh), the end date will overrun by 7 years, the cost will spiral to 100s of millions, there will be a call for a public enquirey at more taxpayers expense, which in fairness will be the only thing that is a "whitewash" ETP. I'm not synical at all me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 ?74 million?? I could have done it with three Poles and a can of Dulux.... no wonder Balfours make so much money in Scotland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 if youn used the dulux dog as a brush you could make do with two poles butt hey would have to be long ones to reach the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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