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Emergancy Lane Closure Update

Expansion joint works by the specialist contractor on the northbound approach to the Mersey Gateway Bridge will commence at 9.30am on Saturday 6^th April 2024 . Works are scheduled to be completed and all lanes closures removed by 5pm that evening. 

Lane closures need to remain in place until these works have been completed and will result in increased congestion and delays, please allow extra time  for any planned journeys.

Merseylink would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused by these traffic restrictions

Update on Repair works to Southbound Expansion Joint

Expansion joint works by the specialist contractor on the Southbound carriageway of the Mersey Gateway Bridge commenced at 7.20am this morning. Good progress is being reported and plans to commence the removal of the lane closures in place at 2pm this afternoon remain on schedule.

Emergency Lane Closures in place on the Mersey Gateway Bridge

On 7^th February 2024, it was identified that a section of expansion joint in Lane 2 on the Southbound carriageway of the Mersey Gateway Bridge was damaged. To mitigate any potential safety hazard to motorists emergency lane closures of Lanes 1 & 2 were installed. These emergency closures have resulted in significant traffic congestion and delay on the bridge and adjacent local networks.

Specialist equipment and expertise are required to carry out the required remediation works. These have now been arranged and remediation works will commence at 8.00am on Friday 9^thFebruary. The works will take six hours to complete with traffic management removal beginning at 2.00pm on Friday. Unfortunately, lane closures must remain in place until these works are completed. 

Further disruption on the road networks will occur both this evening and on Friday morning as a result. Merseylink wish to apologise for the inconvenience and disruption being experienced.