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.
Mersey Gateway procurement programme gets underway as Halton Borough Council accepts DfT funding conditions
The Mersey Gateway Bridge Project’s procurement programme has kicked off today (Monday 24 October) with the publication of the Contract Notice in the OJEU that invites potential bidders to register their interest in the scheme.
Local communities get chance to comment on potential Mersey Gateway modifications
Local communities in Runcorn and Widnes are to get a chance to have their say on potential money saving improvements to the Mersey Gateway Project.
The chance comes following the announcement earlier this week by the Transport Secretary that the Government is to invest up to £470million in the project over its lifetime. This investment confirms that the project will go ahead.