Emergency Planning Exercise on Mersey Gateway Bridge
A major emergency planning exercise is being held on the new Mersey Gateway Bridge this Friday morning (8 September).
Fireworks spectacular to mark bridge opening
Get ready for a fantastic evening of spectacular fireworks launched from Halton’s brand new bridge.
Halton Borough Council, the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board and the consortium, Merseylink, are inviting the public to join them in celebrating the completion of the new iconic structure for the north west.
New Mersey Gateway Bridge should open by mid-October
The new Mersey Gateway Bridge should be open to traffic by mid-October, weather permitting.
Merseylink, the construction consortium building the new bridge, has re-assessed the programme for the remaining works and has said that the new bridge could open in a few weeks time if the weather allows the final elements of work to progress quickly.
Mersey Gateway’s Runcorn Information centre closes as business moves in
After welcoming nearly 10,000 visitors through its doors, the Mersey Gateway’s Runcorn Information centre is to close, to make way for a successful expansion of an existing retailer at the Shopping City.
Construction team building the Mersey Gateway shortlisted for two biodiversity awards
The team building Halton’s iconic new Mersey Gateway Bridge has been shortlisted for two prestigious national biodiversity awards.