Mersey Gateway roadworks update – 3 January 2017
New works
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 | Road | Details |
| 03/01/17 for approx. 3 months | A533 Central Expressway, Runcorn | Closure of Central Expressway northbound (towards Bridgewater junction) between Halton Brow and Bridgewater junction. A diversion will be in place. |
| 04/01/17 – 31/03/17 | A557 Weston Point Expressway, Runcorn | Offpeak lane closures (9.30am – 3.30pm) on Weston Point Expressway northbound (towards the Silver Jubilee Bridge) between M56 Junction 12 and Weston Point junction. |
| 04/01/17 – 03/02/17 | A557 Weston Point Expressway, Runcorn | Offpeak lane closures (9.30am – 3.30pm) on Weston Point Expressway southbound (towards M56) between Weston Point junction and Clifton Footbridge. |
| 06/01/17 for approx. 2 months | A557 Weston Point Expressway, Runcorn | Lane closure on Weston Point Expressway southbound (towards M56) between Rocksavage interchange and Weston Point junction. There is no official diversion route as the road will still be open but we recommend that motorists who are planning to travel eastbound along the M56 towards Warrington, Manchester and the M6 head along the Bridgewater and Daresbury Expressways and use junction 11 of the M56 to continue their journey. |
| 09-20/01/17 | M56 Junction 12 eastbound exit slip and A557 Weston Point Expressway, Runcorn | Offpeak lane closures (9.30am – 3.30pm) on M56 Junction 12 eastbound exit slip and Weston Point Expressway southbound between M56 Junction 12 roundabout and Clifton roundabout. |
| 13-16/01/17
20-23/01/17 |
Victoria Road / Waterloo Road, Widnes | Weekend closures (7.30pm Friday – 5am Monday) of Victoria Road / Waterloo Road in both directions between Hutchinson Street and Ashley Way. A diversion will be in place. |
| 16-19/01/17 | Victoria Road / Waterloo Road, Widnes | Overnight closures (7.30pm – 5am) of Victoria Road / Waterloo Road in both directions between Hutchinson Street and Ashley Way. A diversion will be in place. |
| 16-20/01/17 | A533 Queensway, Widnes | Overnight lane closures (7.30pm – 5.30am) in both directions on Queensway between Ditton junction and the Silver Jubilee Bridge. |
Ongoing works
There is a series of ongoing works taking place across Widnes and Runcorn. For more details on these works visit the Plan Your Journey web page, or click the area links below.
Widnes
Runcorn
- Bridgewater / Daresbury / Central Expressway interchange
- A533 Central Expressway around Halton Brow / Halton Lea
- A533 Central Expressway at Lodge Lane Interchange
- A577 Weston Point Expressway at Weston Junction
- Weston Point Expressway / M56 Junction 12
Halton Borough Council works
See Halton Borough Council’s roadworks page for details of other roadworks in Halton.
