New site compound being developed near Hallwood Park estate
Work is due to start in February on a temporary site office and car park for project workers to the east of the Central Expressway near to the Hallwood Park estate.
A new footbridge is being built over the Central Expressway in this area, and the existing Lodge Lane footbridge will then be demolished.
The two-storey office and car park will remain on site until mid-2017. Once the work in this area is completed, the office and car park will be completely removed and the land will be restored around the new-look road layout in the area.
Bridgewater / Daresbury / Central Expressway junction
Artist’s impression of Astmoor Viaduct
The traffic diversion, which will direct eastbound traffic using the Bridgewater Expessway through Astmoor Industrial Estate, will start in mid-January. The westbound carriageway on the Daresbury Expressway will be reduced to one lane running on the hard shoulder.
We expect this will add extra journey time to traffic travelling in all directions in this busy area.
Piling work will then begin at the Bridgewater site in mid-January, and is expected to last for about nine months. The work starts just north of the Bridgewater Canal and moves towards Astmoor. Once the piling work is complete then cranes will move in and concreting activity will start. In total it will take about two years to build the new junction at this site.
This piling work, which is using a different and much quieter method than the one used in the estuary itself, is to provide the foundations for the construction of 24 new piers, that will support the deck of the approach road to the bridge between the Bridgewater Canal and the Manchester Ship Canal.
It will be happening between the hours of 7am – 7pm Monday to Friday and 7am – 1pm on Saturday. Any work outside of these hours will need permission from Halton Borough Council.
Demolition of Royal Café in Hutchinson Street
The Royal Café in Hutchinson Street will be demolished in early January.
It, along with two neighbouring buildings will be demolished over the weekend of 9-11 January to minimise disruption. Local signposted diversions will be in place and there will be temporary traffic lights set up at the roundabout in front of the Waterloo Centre on Waterloo Road.
Application submitted for night-time working at M56 Junction 12
Merseylink has submitted an application to Halton Borough Council to allow it to work overnight and at weekends at the M56 Junction 12 and along the Weston Point Expressway.
It is applying to be able to work at night from 7pm to 5am from Monday to Friday and at weekends during the day – from 7am to 5pm.
If permission is granted, this will allow the team to eventually reduce the amount of work done during the day, which will reduce traffic delays in the area.
Electricity main diversion on Clifton Park in Runcorn
Scottish Power will be on site in January to re-route an electricity main along Rothbury Close and Betchworth Crescent. The work will begin on 5 January and is expected to last for around three weeks. The Scottish Power team will ensure local residents will still have access to their driveways during the work.
The electricity main needs to be diverted because it currently runs alongside the main road network in this area, and that main road network is being improved.