10 August 2015

Mersey Gateway roadworks and footpath closures update

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 ongoing work, please visit theMersey Gateway website.

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 thePlan Your Journey website, or click the links below.

Widnes

• Ditton Roundabout

Runcorn

• Bridgewater / Daresbury / Central Expressway interchange

• A533 Central Expressway around 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/

ENDS

The information provided here is an overview of planned work and therefore subject to change.

The team may have to put in place overnight road closures or diversions at short notice due to emergency situations, and these may not be detailed here, but it is our aim to provide information that is as up to date as possible.

The economic, transport and social benefits the project will bring to the region include:

• 470 permanent full-time equivalent jobs on site during construction

• 4,640 permanent direct and indirect jobs

• £61.9 million a year in Gross Value Added from the new jobs by 2030.

When it opens in 2017, both the new bridge and the Silver Jubilee Bridge will be tolled, but they will be free* to all Halton residents.

For further information please contact Karen Westcott or Chris Taylor at DTW on 01287 610404 / 07545 210067 / 07949 287356 or emailkaren@dtw.co.ukorchris@dtw.co.uk.

Editors Notes:

About the project

The Mersey Gateway Project will be one of the largest infrastructure initiatives in the UK over the coming years. The Mersey Gateway Project has been identified as one of the UK government's Top 40 priority projects in theNational Infrastructure Planand it has been recognised by KPMG as one ofthe‘Top 100 infrastructure projects around the globe'.

Its features will include:

• a 1,000m long cable stay bridge consisting of four spans supported from three towers in the estuary;

• a unique design where the 80m high central tower will be shorter than the two outer towers, which will be 110m (north tower) and 125m (south tower);

• a total length (including the bridge and approach viaducts) of 2.13km;

• a deck carrying six lanes of traffic (three in each direction) with a speed limit of 60mph;

• up to 30 supporting piers carrying it across the approach viaducts; and

• a curved approach at each end of the bridge giving varying views of its unique design and maximising its visual impact.

*Residents of Halton will need to register to use the bridges and there will be a small charge for this.

You can find out more about the project atwww.merseygateway.co.uk.

About the Merseylink consortium

The Merseylink Consortium was appointed by Halton Borough Council as the project company in 2014 on a 30-year contract to design, build, finance and operate the project.

Its equity partners are Macquarie Capital Group Limited, BBGI, and FCC Construcción. The construction joint venture, is made up of Kier Infrastructure and Overseas Limited, Samsung C&T Corporation and FCC Construcción S.A.

Sanef S.A. will deliver and operate the tolling solution for the consortium.