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Tower Road closed this weekend for
emergency bridge repairs
EMERGENCY repair works to the 'A' Bridge on
the A554 Tower Road between Birkenhead and Wallasey means the route will be
closed to traffic. The road will be closed between the 12 Quays Ferry Terminal
and the Dock Road/Birkenhead Road Junction, on the Wallasey side of the bridge,
from 8am, Saturday, 28 January 2017. It will reopen from around 6pm, on 29
Sunday 2017. The usual diversion route; via Rendel Street, Cleveland
Street, Duke Street, Dock Road and vice versa; will be in place and will be
clearly signed using temporary traffic signs and the electronic variable
messaging system. Pedestrian access will be maintained across the bridge
at all times while the works take place, as will access to the Ferry Terminal,
from the Birkenhead side of Tower Road. The work is to repair the nosing plate,
which links the bridge deck to the quayside. If allowed to deteriorate further,
it could completely fail in the near future which would result in a much larger
repair and a longer period of closure. The decision to carry this work out
this weekend is to minimise the disruption to those travelling to and from work
or education, particularly given the works that are already taking place on the
local rail network. The Council has recently confirmed that work will start in
March to replace the 'A' Bridge and the 'C' Bridge
permanently to address long standing maintenance issues with these outdated
structures. |
