Workers on side of a coned off dual carriageway doing some vacuum excavation.

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A second road crossing over the Mersey has been a long held aspiration of Halton Borough Council and its neighbouring local authorities. In 2006 the Mersey Gateway Project, a major scheme to build a new six-lane toll bridge over the River Mersey between the towns of Runcorn and Widnes, was agreed. The new bridge will relieve the congested and ageing Silver Jubilee Bridge.

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Size: 3845px × 2884px
Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Dave Baxter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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