Mersey Gateway roadworks update – 31 October 2016
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 |
| 31/10/16 – 1/11/16 | Beechwood Avenue, Runcorn | Two-way temporary traffic signals on Beechwood Avenue under Weston Link. |
| 31/10/16 – 18/11/16 | A562 Speke Road, Widnes | Overnight lane closures (7.30pm – 5.30am) in both directions on Speke Road between Everite Road and Ditton junction. |
| 1/11/16 – 30/11/16 | Bus stops at Runcorn Shopping Centre North | Closure of the bus stops at Runcorn Shopping Centre North. All services will operate as normal but passengers must use the temporary bus stops located underneath the north side on Second Avenue. |
| 4/11/16 – 5/11/16 | A533 Southern Expressway / A5126 Weston Link, Runcorn | One day weekend closure (9pm Friday – 6pm Saturday) of Southern Expressway northbound and Weston Link westbound (towards the Weston Point Expressway) between Hallwood Interchange and Rocksavage Viaduct. A diversion will be in place |
| 4/11/16 – 7/11/16 | A557 Weston Point Expressway, Runcorn | Weekend lane closure (10pm Friday – 5am Monday) on Weston Point Expressway northbound (towards the Silver Jubilee Bridge) between M56 Junction 12 and Weston Point Junction. |
| 5/11/16 | A557 Weston Point Expressway, Runcorn | Daytime lane closure (8am – 4pm) on Weston Point Expressway southbound (towards M56) between Rocksavage interchange and M56 Junction 12 roundabout. |
| From 6/11/16 | A533 Bridgewater Expressway / A558 Daresbury Expressway, Runcorn | Reopening of Bridgewater / Daresbury Expressway eastbound (towards Daresbury). |
| 6/11/16 for approx 6 months | Astmoor Road, Runcorn | Closure of Astmoor Road in both directions between Chadwick Road and Davy Road. Signed diversions will be in place. |
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
- 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
For more information on other ongoing work, please visit: www.merseygateway.co.uk/down-your-street/
Halton Borough Council works
See Halton Borough Council’s roadworks page for details of other roadworks in Halton.