All eyes are on the Forth as the three towers of the new Queensferry Crossing soar skywards.
Transport Scotland said 2014 would be a “race to the top” as work progressed simultaneously on the new £1.4 billion bridge’s main towers.
And that has been the case, with two of the three now level with the deck of the neighbouring Forth Bridge.
Meanwhile, the approaches reach out massive concrete fingers from the south shoreline.
Transport Minister Keith Brown told The Courier at the present time the main work on the north and centre tower is to prepare the “power joint”.
This is a heavily reinforced and complex section of the tower at which the first sections of deck will be attached in the months ahead.
While the first sections of deck are being placed, the towers will continue to be built towards full height, soaring high above the river. On the shores of the Forth the approach viaducts are also taking shape.
“The north approach viaduct is gearing up for construction of the viaduct to begin early next year,” Mr Brown said.
Meanwhile, on the south side, four out of seven support piers are complete and the west viaduct has been pushed nearly 300 metres, with the east viaduct due to be pushed out to the same point this month.
On dry land, work on the Queensferry junction is entering the final phases of construction ahead of expected opening later this summer and a range of work is well under way on the north connecting road networks in preparation for the upgrade to the Ferrytoll junction in Fife.