Final tenders submitted for Mersey Gateway Project
The Mersey Gateway Project has received final tenders from all three shortlisted bidders competing to deliver the project on behalf of Halton Borough Council.
Mersey Gateway team issues call for final tenders
The Mersey Gateway Project has invited final tenders from the three shortlisted bidders competing to deliver the project on behalf of Halton Borough Council.
The bidders have been asked to submit their tenders by 10 April, and an announcement about the identity of the preferred bidder is due in June. This means the procurement process will be delivered to the timetable published at its outset and the project team remains on track to sign a contract and begin construction work by the end of the year.
Work gets underway on new Ditton Road sub-station in Widnes as Mersey Gateway plans move forward
One of the first physical construction projects associated with the new Mersey Gateway Bridge is now underway in Widnes.
Initial development work on a replacement primary electricity substation for Widnes has begun on part of the former Widnes Tank Container services site in Ditton Road.
Detailed bids submitted for Mersey Gateway Project
The procurement competition for the Mersey Gateway Project has now entered the final stage where the detailed submissions from the three bidders are now being developed with Halton Borough Council.
The three bidders are competing for a 30-year contract to design, build, finance and operate a new toll bridge over the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes, together with associated work in the towns. Read more →
Long-eared owl breeding season protected by Mersey Gateway advance works
The breeding patterns of a pair of long-eared owls that have been nesting in Wigg Island are being protected thanks to work on the Mersey Gateway Project being brought forward to avoid disrupting their nesting season.
During November 2012 just under two hectares of woodland alongside the former Runcorn to Latchford canal spur on Wigg Island in Runcorn have been felled and cleared. Read more →