In George Osborne, following my many representations, finally promised that all Halton residents would travel toll free and that there would be a special help scheme for local businesses. Most recently speaking to the Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling MP on these very issues, however the Tory government currently tell me that they have no plans to look at this issue again. I strongly believe that no Halton resident should be paying tolls to cross their own borough.
You can find the letter below. I support the case that government should have funded the Mersey Gateway, however, unless government changes its position on the funding arrangements, the bridges will remain tolled until they are paid for. The Mersey Gateway is nearing completion and is due to open very shortly and the Silver Jubilee Bridge is an existing bridge over the River Mersey that will shut for 12 months for much needed maintenance work as the Mersey Gateway opens.
Both bridges are in my constituency of Halton and there is a long history regarding what has led to current tolling situation, I have been involved in the crossings situation for many, many years. Halton people have for decades suffered traffic jams trying to travel around their own borough when using the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge which originally opened in As traffic increased it became apparent that a new bridge was needed. Unfortunately various governments refused the business case for a new untolled crossing and additionally went further in that they would not allow a new tolled crossing without the existing Silver Jubilee Bridge also being tolled.
It was decided that the new bridge was an absolute necessity for the future of Halton and for the rest of the region, therefore the Labour run Halton Borough Council went ahead with the Mersey Gateway. We always put up diversion signs, and we let the emergency services and bus companies know. Contact them directly if you have any questions:.
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