Mersey Gateway project from the air – 22 December 2015
Section 1 – Ditton Junction
Section 2 – Widnes Loops
Section 3 – Main Crossing
North Approach Viaduct
North Pylon
Central Pylon
South Pylon
Section 4 – Bridgewater
Section 5 – Halton Brow to Halton Lea
Section 6 – Lodge Lane Interchange
Section 7 – Weston Point Junction
Section 8 – M56 Junction 12
Section 9 – Silver Jubilee Approach
Schoolchildren showcase artistic talents in new Mersey Gateway exhibition
A special creative arts exhibition dedicated to the Mersey Gateway Project has opened at The Brindley Theatre in Runcorn.
Mayor of Halton, Councillor Ellen Cargill, and Merseylink’s General Manager, Hugh O’Connor, with a model of the Mersey Gateway Bridge made by Weston Primary School
The Creative Connections exhibition, which is free to attend, features the work of pupils from four Runcorn primary schools who have been working with professional artists on projects about the new Mersey Gateway crossing. Read more →
Bridge building machine ‘Trinity’ starts work with first concrete pour for Mersey Gateway approach viaduct deck
Merseylink’s 1,700 tonne bridge-building machine, which looks and operates a bit like a giant Meccano set, has started work on England’s biggest new bridge.
The machine, named Trinity, is a Movable Scaffolding System (MSS), specially designed and built to construct the curved viaducts leading to the Mersey Gateway Bridge, the centerpiece of the Mersey Gateway Project. Read more →