Mersey Gateway Bridge is a design, build, finance, operation and maintenance project of a new 1 km dual-three lane cable-stayed bridge and approximately 9 km of access roads in the Borough of Halton, near Liverpool, and the construction, implementation and testing (but not operation) of an end-to-end free-flow toll collection system on both the Mersey Gateway Bridge and Silver Jubilee Bridge. The project became operational in October 2017 and was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen in June 2018.
The concession term runs until March 2044 and the availability payments are received from the Halton Borough Council, and supported by the UK Central Government.
This important piece of new infrastructure is a major strategic transport route linking the Liverpool city-region and the north west to the rest of the country. The project created more than 470 permanent full-time jobs during the construction phase and, now operational, the project has reduced journey times for commuters in the region and resulted in less congestion.