Mersey Gateway modifications approved by Halton Borough Council
Halton Borough Council last night (Monday 12 March) approved a series of modifications to the Mersey Gateway Project.
The Council’s Development Control Committee unanimously approved the changes, which will reduce the impact of the scheme on residents, save £30 million and deliver design improvements and flexibility along the route of the new six-lane toll bridge over the Mersey between the towns of Runcorn and Widnes.
Mersey Gateway Project Launches Environmental Trust
The team behind the Mersey Gateway Project has set up an innovative Environmental Trust to help conserve the local wildlife around the Upper Mersey Estuary.
Mersey Gateway Project announces bidders shortlist
The shortlist of three bidders for the Mersey Gateway Project has been announced.
The three shortlisted bidders (in alphabetical order) are:
- Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics, Egis Projects consortium, comprising equity members Balfour Beatty plc, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Egis Projects,
- Merseylink consortium, comprising equity members Macquarie Capital Group Limited, Bilfinger Berger Project Investments Limited, Vialia Sociedad Gestora de Concesiones de Infraestructuras S.L. and FCC Construcción S.A., and
- MGL consortium, comprising equity members Galliford Try Investments Limited, Hochtief PPP Solutions GmbH and Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras S.A.
Planning applications submitted for Mersey Gateway modifications
The Mersey Gateway Project team has submitted three planning applications to Halton Borough Council detailing modifications to the £600 million scheme.
The project team is aiming to make the changes to reduce the impact of the scheme on residents, to save £30 million and to deliver design improvements and flexibility along the route of the new six-lane toll bridge over the Mersey between the towns of Runcorn and Widnes.
Current profiling work takes place on Mersey Estuary
Researchers got an unusual view of Runcorn and Widnes this week as part of research into tidal flows in the River Mersey.
Survey work to map the strength and direction of currents in the Mersey Estuary has taken place this week (Monday 14th November) as part of the development of the Mersey Gateway Project.