New Bridge from Halton Castle.

[Beemer]

The bridge is looking good this morning with very little activity on it other than the road sweeper. Soon be open.

NB IMG_4770 by Beemer328i, on Flickr

NB IMG_4768 by Beemer328i, on Flickr

NB IMG_4765 by Beemer328i, on Flickr

Beemer.

[davel]

Opens this weekend I believe with a big firework display.

[Beemer]

Now official. The new bridge opens midnight this Saturday 14th.

[lesmcs]

Now it's confirmed that the new bridge is opening midnight Saturday 14th October 2017 will the old bridge still be operational this week-end or is it closing midnight Saturday to coincide with the new bridge opening?
Regards
Les McS

[sfp]

Few points of clarification:
Fireworks Friday evening
New Crossing opens shortly after midnight on Friday/Saturday night
Existing bridge closes as soon as the new Bridge opens.

Official news feeds:
www.merseygateway.co.uk/2017/10/mersey-gateway-bridge-to-open-to-traffic-just-after-midnight-on-saturday-14th-october/
www.merseygateway.co.uk/2017/10/mersey-gateway-opening-celebration/

[vanguard]

Oct 11, 2017 21:07:00 GMT 1 Beemer said:

Now official. The new bridge opens midnight this Saturday 14th.

I hope you mean 0001hrs Saturday 14th not 2359hrs on Saturday,apart from that Brian nice photo's the bridge looks good

[sfp]

Yes it is 00.01 Saturday - the expression in the press release is a little confusing and sorry I repeated the poor display of the inforation.

[davel]

My wife came over last night and said the barriers are already in place to block off the roads to the old bridge as soon as the new one opens.

[maverick]

Oct 11, 2017 23:05:57 GMT 1 sfp said:

Few points of clarification:
Fireworks Friday evening

Nice touch having fireworks to celebrate the demise of a free facility and the imposition of a taxed one.

Four tolled crossings across one short river. Isn't that some sort of a record?

I think all our local MPs should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen.

[planemike]

All part of the "Northern Powerhouse" project surely.......?

[davel]

Believe they didn't want to open it straight after the firework display in case anything went wrong as it is Friday the 13th, hence 00:01 14th!!