4 April 2016
Mersey Gateway roadworks update
Essential work on the Mersey Gateway Project means the following new road, lane and footpath closures will be in place over the coming days and weeks.
Please note the table below does not include details of ongoing work. For details of existing closures, please visit Down Your Street on the Mersey Gateway website.
Date | Road | Details |
8/4/16 - 11/4/16 | Ditton Roundabout, Widnes | Weekend closure (7.30pm Friday to 5am Monday) of the north side of Ditton Roundabout between the Speke Road northbound access slip and southbound exit slip. Adiversionwill be in place. |
8/4/16 - 11/4/16 | A557 at M56 Junction 12, Runcorn | Weekend closure (7.30pm Friday - 5am Monday) of the northbound A557 (towards Runcorn) between Clifton roundabout and M56 Junction 12 roundabout. Adiversionwill be in place. |
9/4/16 - 10/4/16 | Three-way temporary traffic signals at the junction between Hutchinson Street and Wandsworth Way. | |
From 11/4/16 | Weston Link to Central Expressway, Runcorn | The access slip from Weston Link eastbound to the Central Expressway northbound will be reopened. Traffic using this route will be required to exit the Central Expressway at the Halton Lea junction until further notice. |
From 11/4/16 | Weston Link to Southern Expressway, Runcorn | Permanent total closure of the loop slip from Weston Link eastbound to the Southern Expressway. Adiversionwill be in place until the Central Expressway reopens in summer 2016. Thepermanent alternative routewill take traffic north on the Central Expressway, u-turning at the Halton Lea junction and then continuing south on to the Southern Expressway. |
From 11/4/16 | Halton South Footbridge, Runcorn | Halton South Footbridge (known locally as the Asda footbridge) will reopen. |
11/4/16 - 22/4/16 | A557 Watkinson Way, Widnes | Offpeak (9.30am - 3.30pm) lane closures in both directions on Watkinson Way between the rail bridge and Queensway. |
15/4/16 - 18/4/16 | M56 Junction 12 roundabout, Runcorn | Weekend closure (7.30pm Friday - 5am Monday) of the north and south quadrants of the M56 Junction 12 roundabout. Signeddiversionswill be in place. |
22/4/16 - 25/4/16 | M56 Junction 12 and M56 Junction 12 roundabout, Runcorn | Weekend closure (7.30pm Friday - 5am Monday) of the M56 Junction 12 eastbound (towards Manchester) exit and access slips and the east side of the M56 Junction 12 roundabout. Signeddiversionswill be in place. |
29/4/16 - 2/5/16 | M56 Junction 12 roundabout, Runcorn | Weekend closure (7.30pm Friday - 5am Monday) of the west side of the M56 Junction 12 roundabout. Signeddiversionswill be in place. |
Ongoing works
There is also a series of ongoing major works taking place across Widnes and Runcorn. For more details on these major ongoing works visit the Plan Your Journey web page, or click the links below.
Widnes
Runcorn
For more information on other ongoing work, please visit: www.merseygateway.co.uk/down-your-street/
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The information provided here is an overview of planned work and therefore subject to change.
The team may have to put in place overnight road closures or diversions at short notice due to emergency situations, and these may not be detailed here, but it is our aim to provide information that is as up to date as possible.
The economic, transport and social benefits the project will bring to the region include:
470 permanent full-time equivalent jobs on site during construction
4,640 permanent direct and indirect jobs
£61.9 million a year in Gross Value Added from the new jobs by 2030.
When it opens in 2017, both the new bridge and the Silver Jubilee Bridge will be tolled, but they will be free* to all Halton residents.
For further information please contact Karen Westcott or Chris Taylor at DTW on 01287 610404 / 07545 210067 / 07949 287356 or email karen@dtw.co.uk or chris@dtw.co.uk.
Editors Notes:
About the project
The Mersey Gateway Project will be one of the largest infrastructure initiatives in the UK over the coming years. The Mersey Gateway Project has been identified as one of the UK government's Top 40 priority projects in the National Infrastructure Plan and it has been recognised by KPMG as one of the ‘Top 100 infrastructure projects around the globe'.
Its features will include:
a 1,000m long cable stay bridge consisting of four spans supported from three towers in the estuary;
a unique design where the 80m high central tower will be shorter than the two outer towers, which will be 110m (north tower) and 125m (south tower);
a total length (including the bridge and approach viaducts) of 2.13km;
a deck carrying six lanes of traffic (three in each direction) with a speed limit of 60mph;
up to 30 supporting piers carrying it across the approach viaducts; and
a curved approach at each end of the bridge giving varying views of its unique design and maximising its visual impact.
*Residents of Halton will need to register to use the bridges and there will be a small charge for this.
You can find out more about the project atwww.merseygateway.co.uk.
About the Merseylink consortium
The Merseylink Consortium was appointed by Halton Borough Council as the project company in 2014 on a 30-year contract to design, build, finance and operate the project.
Its equity partners are Macquarie Capital Group Limited, BBGI, and FCC Construcción. The construction joint venture, is made up of Kier Infrastructure and Overseas Limited, Samsung C&T Corporation and FCC Construcción S.A.
Sanef S.A. will deliver and operate the tolling solution for the consortium.