GVA Grimley appointed as planning consultants
GVA Grimley has been appointed by Halton Borough Council as the Mersey Gateway’s Planning and Regeneration advisers. An important early task will be to prepare a regeneration framework for the setting of the new bridge, which will cross the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes.
Government minister visits Mersey Gateway
Government Minister Gillian Merron MP today visited the site for the new Mersey Gateway in Halton.
During her special visit the Transport Minister toured the Mersey Gateway site and surrounding areas to appreciate the wider regeneration benefits the project will bring to Halton and the Liverpool city-region. She also met the team who will be delivering the project at a briefing session at the Catalyst Museum in Widnes.
Mersey Gateway receives government approval
The bid to build a new crossing over the River Mersey between Widnes and Runcorn has moved a massive step closer after Transport Secretary Alistair Darling approved Government funding of £209m for the scheme.
Mersey Gateway officially recommended to government
The bid to build a new crossing over the River Mersey between Widnes and Runcorn has taken a major step forward after the scheme was officially recommended to the Government for approval.
Statement of Community Involvement – March 2008
Statement of community involvement produced to demonstrate the level of consultation undertaken as part of the development of the plans for the Mersey Gateway Project