Wilson's solicitor Chris Sneddon said the 10pm January 8 stunt was out of character, adding: "It seems alcohol brings out an unfavourable side to him." The
Forth Estuary Transport Authority, which runs the bridge, said: "This young man put his own life in danger and caused a great deal of disruption to others.
This part of the old Kingdom of Fife has its own extremely old university, St Andrews, the most famous golfing and a long list of fishing villages along the shores of the
Forth Estuary.
It stretches 1.5 miles across the River
Forth estuary from North Queensferry to the south bank, nine miles west of Edinburgh.
An annual coastal and marine conference, this year jointly hosted by the
Forth Estuary Forum (formed in 1993) and Tay Estuary Forum (formed in 1997), will take place in Edinburgh on Friday September 28 at the National Museums Scotland, Lothian Street, from 10am-4pm.
Martin - a former convenor of the
Forth Estuary Transport Authority - said both bridges will be needed in the future to prevent a repeat of the traffic chaos experienced by motorists.
He revealed that the plan devised by then operators the
Forth Estuary Transport Authority would actually have seen the entire section replaced.
A report from operator the
Forth Estuary Transport Authority says an eight-year upgrade, which would cause traffic chaos, is needed if the current dry-air treatment fails to stop corrosion.
The
Forth Estuary Transport Authority has donated pounds 10,000 to local communities to come up with an idea to celebrate the anniversary to thank them for their patience.
Mackay added the original decision to cancel the planned 2010 works was taken by the
Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA), which operated the bridge at the time He said: "A decision was taken that it was not necessary to replace the entire area which would have involved a lengthy and unnecessary closure of the bridge.
The
Forth Estuary Transport Authority hopes to recover some of the cost by selling on the reinforced cubicles.
as In June, management and maintenance of thebridgewasswitched from the
Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA) to private firm Amey.
The work had been the responsibility of the
Forth Estuary Transport Authority, who spent PS20millionplus a year on maintenance.