No access between Runcorn and M56 Junction 12 on 26-28 July
There will be no access between Runcorn and Junction 12 of the M56 between 10pm this Saturday (26 July) and 5am on Monday 28 July due to a closure of the north roundabout at Junction 12.
Cranes arrive down the Manchester Ship Canal
Activity on the Mersey Gateway Project ramped up this week with the arrival of two large cranes to Wigg Island in Runcorn.
The crane components were transported down the Manchester Ship Canal
Mersey Gateway Project’s remediation of Catalyst Trade Park wins top technological award
The Mersey Gateway Project’s clean-up work (also called remediation) of a 5.6 hectare site at Catalyst Trade Park in Widnes in partnership with Celtic Technologies has won the ‘Technological Application Award’ at the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) Awards.
The award-winning clean-up work at Catalyst Trade Park
Mersey Gateway team swap shovels for fishing nets to carry out fish rescue
The team working on the Mersey Gateway Project swapped shovels and JCBs for dinghies and fishing nets to rehome 680 fish from one part of the St Helen’s Canal to another.
Fish being rescued from the St Helens Canal as part of the Mersey Gateway Project
Bridge consortium opens Time Bank applications to help Halton community
The team building the Mersey Gateway Bridge between Runcorn and Widnes is launching a new initiative – the Merseylink Time Bank – to provide long-standing benefits for people living and working in the Halton area.