The Mersey Gateway Project

Legal Orders

Transport and Works Act Order

This order covers the building of, and the authorisation of tolls on,  the new bridge, the creation of the main tolling plaza in Widnes, and a series of new access roads throughout Halton. It also gives compulsory purchase powers to buy land required along the route.

Transport & Works Act Order – Documents and Plans

Transport & Works Act Order – Feb 2011
TWA Order – Explanatory Memorandum
Statement of Aims and Reasons
Consultation Report
Appendix 5
Declaration as to the Status of the Applicant
List of Consents, Permissions and Licences Required
Estimate of Costs Authorised by the Proposer
Funding Proposal
Book of Reference
Planning Direction Document
Environmental Statement and Addendum

TWA Works and Sections Plans

TWA Works Location Plan
TWA Works Plan 1 of 5
TWA Works Plan 2 of 5
TWA Works Plan 3 of 5
TWA Works Plan 5 of 5
TWA Works Plan 4 of 5
TWA Works Cross Sections 1 of 2
TWA Works Cross Sections 2 of 2
TWA Long Section 1 of 9
TWA Long Section 2 of 9
TWA Long Section 3 of 9
TWA Long Section 4 of 9
TWA Long Section 5 of 9
TWA Long Section 6 of 9
TWA Long Section 7 of 9
TWA Long Section 8 of 9
TWA Long Section 9 of 9

TWA Land Plans

TWA Land – Key Plan
TWA Land – Plan 1 of 5
TWA Land – Plan 2 of 5
TWA Land – Plan 3 of 5
TWA Land – Plan 4 of 5
TWA Land – Plan 5 of 5

Rights of Way Plans

Right of Way Location Plan
ROW Plan 1 of 5
ROW Plan 2 of 5
ROW Plan 3 of 5
ROW Plan 4 of 5
ROW Plan 5 of 5

TWA Planning Direction Drawings

Astmoor Viaduct 1 of 2
Astmoor Viaduct 2 of 2
Bridgewater Canal East
Bridgewater Canal West Bridge
Bridgewater Viaduct
Ditton Bridge
Freight Line Bridge
St Helens Canal Bridge
Structures Location Plan
Victoria Road Viaduct
Widnes Loops Bridge
Widnes Loops East Bridge
Widnes Loops Slip Road Bridge
Planning Direction Mersey Gateway Bridge 1 of 4
Planning Direction Mersey Gateway Bridge 2 of 4
Planning Direction Mersey Gateway Bridge 3 of 4
Planning Direction Mersey Gateway Bridge 4 of 4
Planning Direction General Arrangement 1 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 2 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 3 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 4 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 5 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 6 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 7 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 8 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 9 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 10 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 11 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 12 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 13 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 14 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 15 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 16 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 17 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 18 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 19 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 20 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 21 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 22 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 23 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 24 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 25 of 25
Planning Direction General Arrangement 25B
Planning Direction General Arrangement 25A
General Arrangement 1 of 7
General Arrangement 2 of 7
General Arrangement 3 of 7
General Arrangement 4 of 7
General Arrangement 5 of 7
General Arrangement 6 of 7
General Arrangement 7 of 7
B-4-0274-H-100-207
B-4-0274-H-100-208

Road User Charging Order


Byelaws

Byelaws

As a requirement of the legislation surrounding the Mersey Gateway Project1, Halton Borough Council shall make and enforce byelaws for the regulation and operation of the new Mersey Gateway Bridge and approach roads.

Byelaws are standard across estuarial crossings, tunnels and bridges in the UK.

In general terms, byelaws are there to regulate traffic and to exclude certain traffic and types of vehicles subject to special controls. The byelaws also prohibit damage and nuisance and in respect of the Mersey Gateway Project, define the area over which tolls are required and allow penalties for contravention.

Mersey Gateway Byelaws 2016

If you have any questions about the byelaws, please contact the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board on enquiries@merseygateway.co.uk.

The River Mersey (Mersey Gateway Bridge) Order 2011

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