The Mersey Gateway Project is a major civil engineering project to build a new six-lane cable-stayed toll bridge over the River Mersey and a 9.2 kilometre road network connecting the new bridge to the main motorway network in the north west of England.
In autumn 2017 a new six lane toll bridge over the Mersey between the towns of Runcorn and Widnes will open to relieve the congested and ageing Silver Jubilee Bridge.
Both the new Mersey Gateway Bridge and the Silver Jubilee Bridge will be tolled, but they will be free for eligible Halton residents who register.
It is one of the UK’s largest civil engineering and infrastructure projects and involves several different organisations. You can find out more about them and how to contact them here:
Oversight, tolling policy and funding – Halton Borough Council
Halton Borough Council has set up the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board (MGCB) to deliver the Mersey Gateway Bridge project and to administer and oversee the construction and maintenance of the new tolled crossings including the tolling of the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge.
The Board’s terms of reference and delegated authority are expressed in a Governance Agreement with the Council, set to last for sixty years. The new Board will deliver the project on behalf of the Council and will operate as a commercial (though not for profit) organisation on an arm’s length basis.
Get in touch:
If you have any queries about the tolling plan for both the new crossing and the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge or the funding of the Mersey Gateway Project, please email the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board using enquiries@merseygateway.co.uk.
Construction – Merseylink
The Merseylink consortium was appointed as the project company to design, build, finance and operate the Mersey Gateway Project in March 2014.
The appointment came after a 18-month procurement process involving a competitive dialogue process with three shortlisted bidders. This ended when Merseylink was appointed as Halton Borough Council’s preferred bidder in June 2013.
The Merseylink consortium is made up of experienced sponsors with a track record in delivering major infrastructure projects, alongside their partners, who are world leaders in their field.
The sponsors are:
- Macquarie Capital
- FCC Construccion SA
- BBGI
The contractors are:
- FCC Construccion
- Kier Infrastructure & Overseas Limited
- Samsung C&T Corporation
Get in touch:
For general enquiries relating to the construction phase of the project please contact Merseylink by emailing info@merseylink.com.
Free-flow tolling operator – Merseyflow
Merseyflow is the tolling brand for the project. You can read all about tolls for the new bridge and the Silver Jubilee Bridge at www.merseyflow.co.uk.
Merseyflow is a tolling brand operated by emovis*, which is the leading service delivery and technology provider of Abertis in the global market for toll-based mobility solutions.
With over 550 staff in 7 countries, the company operates some of the world’s largest free-flow tolling infrastructures in the UK, Ireland, US and Canada.
emovis is 100% owned by Abertis, the world’s leader in highways management with more than 8000 km of toll roads under contract
*Before April 2016 emovis was called Sanef. The new name is not a change of tolling operator, it is just a change of name for the tolling operator that was appointed to the project in 2013 as part of the Merseylink consortium.
Get in touch:
For general enquiries relating to the tolling aspect of the project please visit www.merseyflow.co.uk or contact Merseyflow by emailing info@merseyflow.co.uk. A phone number and local walk-in centre will be set up as registration for tolling opens.
