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Originally Posted by Kursk
Ok thanks. It seems a little bit disingenuous to me to cite the encouragement of cycling as a main objective of the Mersey Gateway when really it means cyclists and pedestrians can use the Silver Jubilee bridge only.
All road configurations can be changed though; before long the new bridge will be a cycle super highway  . |
It makes sense because the new bridge primarily services traffic travelling from the M56 heading towards Liverpool and environs. It's a fast link via expressway (60MPH up to national speed limit) avoiding the old bridge which is knackered. There's no route via that bridge that wouldn't be served better by heading over the SJB.
The local route over the Silver Jubilee Bridge allows people from the South end of Widnes for example to cycle or walk across to Runcorn station in order to pick up the West Coast Mainline.