Would you believe couriers ( Ie Parcelforce) are using the bridge closure to say they can't deliver on some services to even Aberdeen!

Does the bosses not known there is another two bridges the lorries can cross by!!

Typical crap UK services these days  Current vehicles
4.2 SC FFRR RSE 2010- facelift
Range Rover Evogue Dynamic Lux

Gone
Rejected RRS my14.5 nightmare
Disco B4 XXV convert
Freelander 06 SE
06 RFFRR 4.2 SC Vogue RSE
Audi A8 4.2Tdi Quattro (hated with a vengence!!)
54 FFRR 2005 model V8 4.4 Cobra Variant
53 Mitsubishi Shogun V6

Got the feeling a north south divide starting here, well I might just not pay my council tax as the service is bias to the central belt again  Current vehicles
4.2 SC FFRR RSE 2010- facelift
Range Rover Evogue Dynamic Lux

Gone
Rejected RRS my14.5 nightmare
Disco B4 XXV convert
Freelander 06 SE
06 RFFRR 4.2 SC Vogue RSE
Audi A8 4.2Tdi Quattro (hated with a vengence!!)
54 FFRR 2005 model V8 4.4 Cobra Variant
53 Mitsubishi Shogun V6

This should sort it

I found this ....

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Had to be in Bo'ness on Friday last week, went via Stirling then cut across the M9, I have never seen that volume of cars on the road before, was like a zombie apocalypse mass exodus!
What they are failing to report is that the bridge was designed at a time when they could not comprehend the volume of traffic using it today. Since the tolls were scrapped £12 million p.a. of maintenance income has been lost & now has to be sought from arsehole committees who kept on deferring the spending! Not exactly rocket science that something had to give.

Must nae be late fir work the day agin

Wow that's one serious break.
Looks like replacement to me.

^Perhaps I am missing something. The original could be repaired if it was closed completely but the works were too expensive….compared to building a third bridge? Is the plan to demolish the original then?

As far as I can glean, the original was to remain with the re-direction of heavier traffic onto the new crossing.

Correct, AFAIU

Old bridge open to cars and buses, HGV restricted to new bridge only

TRAFFIC SCOTLAND. FORTH ROAD BRIDGE CLOSURE TRAVEL PLAN. PLEASE SHARE.

This diversion for cars and light vehicles travelling between Fife and Edinburgh has been prepared to minimise the disruption to people and businesses across the east of Scotland during the closure of the Forth Road Bridge.

From the M90 south take the A823 before Rosyth and follow Queensferry Road to Dunfermline town centre. Follow diversion signs to the A907 and take the B913 at Gowkhall to the B914 at Saline and take Bridge Street north. Then take the B906 to the B907 to the B654 to B7077, and follow the signs to the C3P0 and on to the R2D2. About 3 miles further on you’ll come to a road block, ignore this and carry on. When you reach a white farmhouse on your left you should retrace the road back for 400 yards then take the third road on the left, then the second road on right, followed by the fourteenth road on left. Carry along the single track road until you reach the A91 and follow this to the Park and Ride scheme at Kinross. Buses are running every 3 hours between here and the Park and Ride scheme running between Cupar and Methil from where you should be able to hitch a lift to Anstruther. Proceed to the Smugglers Inn and ask for Big Alex. He will give you a letter of introduction to a the captain of the paddle-steamer the PS Skibladner heading for Trondheim in Norway on the morning tide. During the night you must get him inebriated and during a cards persuade him to drop you off in St Andrews, from where a Park and Pogostick scheme is in operation back to Cupar. Make your way to the car park at the back of Argos where you’ll be asked a riddle by a mysterious old crone. Answer correctly and you will be allowed to take the A914 south to Kettlebridge (answer incorrectly and you’ll be banished to the treacherous B940 east to Pitscottie). From here you should dismount and take the ancient right-of-way across the Lomond Hills to Ballingry. Take care not to stray from the path for the moors are no place for inexperienced commuters. In Ballingry you will need to have your papers forged and convince the border guards that you are but a simple onion seller on your way to market in Comrie. Here a Park and Glider scheme is in operation to take commuters to the a Park and Kayak scheme running between Culross and Grangemouth, from where there is a Park and Walk scheme in operation between here and Edinburgh.