Mersey Gateway roadworks update – 22 February 2016

February 22, 2016MerseylinkNews

Essential work on the Mersey Gateway Project means the following new road, lane and footpath closures will be in place over the coming days and weeks.

Please note the table below does not include details of ongoing work. For details of existing closures, please visit Down Your Street on the Mersey Gateway website.

Date of closure	Road / footpath	Details
26-29/2/16	A557 Weston Point Expressway, Runcorn	Weekend closure (7.30pm Friday to 5am Monday) of the southbound Weston Point Expressway between Weston Link and M56 Junction 12 roundabout. A diversion will be in place.
4/3/16 – 7/3/16	Ditton Roundabout, Ditton Road and Queensway northbound exit slip to Ditton roundabout, Widnes	Weekend closure (7.30pm Friday to 5am Monday) of the west side of Ditton roundabout between the Queensway southbound access slip and the Speke Road southbound exit slip. Ditton Road from Hale Road to Ditton roundabout, Queensway northbound exit slip road to Ditton roundabout and Desoto Road northbound access slip will also be closed. These closures are for resurfacing works to Ditton roundabout prior to the demolition of Ditton flyover which has been postponed until later in March. Businesses will be open as usual and access will be maintained. A diversion will be in place – details will be available on Down Your Street later this week.
11/3/16 – 14/3/16	Ditton Roundabout, Moor Lane and Ashley Way, Widnes	Weekend closure (7.30pm Friday to 5am Monday) of the east side of Ditton roundabout between the northbound access slip to Speke Road and the northbound exit slip from Queensway. Moor Lane in both directions and Ashley Way northbound between Victoria Road and Moor Lane will also be closed. These closures are for resurfacing works to Ditton roundabout prior to the demolition of Ditton flyover which has been postponed until later in March. Businesses will be open as usual and access will be maintained. A diversion will be in place – details will be available on Down Your Street later this week.
12/3/16 – 13/3/16	Waterloo Road, Widnes	3-way traffic signals on Waterloo Road between Victoria Road and Hutchinson Street to control traffic in a single lane during demolition works.

Ongoing works

There is also a series of ongoing major works taking place across Widnes and Runcorn. For more details on these major ongoing works visit the Plan Your Journey web page, or click the links below.

Widnes

Runcorn

For more information on other ongoing work, please visit: www.merseygateway.co.uk/down-your-street/

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