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Mersey Tunnels

There are two road tunnels running underneath the River Mersey from Liverpool to Wirral and back again. The Queensway Tunnel runs from Liverpool city centre to Birkenhead and opened in 1934. The Kingsway tunnel opened in 1971 as traffic levels increased. It runs from Wallasey to Liverpool. Thousands of cars use the tunnels each day

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Concerns over new Mersey Tunnels technology addressed by city region
Mersey Tunnels
Some drivers have reported problems with the new T-FLOW system
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'Noise off' in Mersey tunnel that caused 'an hour and a half' traffic
History
Around £10 million worth of vehicles attended
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Mersey Tunnel closure plans as upgrade work to begin
Mersey Tunnels
Birkenhead tunnel is set for a prolonged period of overnight closures
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Mersey tunnel closed in both directions due to ‘damage’
Mersey Tunnels
Merseytravel have confirmed that Queensway tunnel infrastructure was damaged by a large vehicle
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Heavy snow hits Liverpool causing travel chaos with more expected tomorrow
Weather
A yellow weather warning remains in place until Sunday
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Snowfall causes chaos at Mersey Tunnels during morning rush hour
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Merseytravel said the weather made it hard for technology to read number plates
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Replica monument could be installed to mark Mersey Tunnel history
Liverpool Council
An obelisk was previously situated on Old Haymarket
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Warning as bus routes set to change due to Mersey Tunnels closure
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There will be overnight closures at the Queensway Tunnel
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Mersey Tunnels toll increases get the go-ahead
Liverpool Combined Authority
Some tariffs will increase for drivers from April
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Metro Mayor hits back over Mersey Tunnel tolls increases
Mersey Tunnels
Combined Authority members are expected to confirm a tariff rise tomorrow
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Further Mersey Tunnel toll rise should be 'realistic' consideration
Liverpool Combined Authority
Initial tariff increases are expected to be signed off later this week
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Mersey Tunnel tolls price rises for some drivers set to be confirmed next week
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Some drivers will pay more for travelling through the tunnels if plans are rubber stamped
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Mersey Tunnel tolls to rise for some drivers in 2023
Mersey Tunnels
Metro Mayor said the "decision to raise tolls is not taken lightly" but highlights reduced bus fares and frozen ferry charges
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'Amazing' young woman killed in high speed crash gets final wish
Birkenhead Tunnel
"She was a wonderful, amazing woman and an incredibly loving soul, who we were all blessed to have known."
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Birkenhead Tunnel to be closed for maintenance work
Mersey Tunnels
Essential work will take place throughout the night
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Story of Merseyside's road tunnels and the men who lost their lives building them
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Their construction was a triumph of civil engineering
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18 things you MUST do on a day out in New Brighton
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You can't beat a trip to the seaside with the family
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Mum's plea as she is locked out of daughter's Instagram after fatal tunnel crash
Mersey Tunnels
Paige Rice was a passenger in a car driven by her ex-partner when she tragically died in the high speed tunnel crash
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Mum's horror as video of crash that killed her daughter is shared online
Birkenhead Tunnel
Clare Rice said she "hasn't slept" since finding out that the video was circulating on social media
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Mersey Tunnels received over £190m from tolls over the last five years
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Last week City Region Combined Authority approved a price hike in tunnel tolls from £1.80 to £2
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Huge tailbacks as police close Wallasey Tunnel
Traffic and Travel
Traffic is queuing back to Scotland Road as the tunnel is shut in one direction
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Mum's emotional Facebook post after daughter killed in high speed tunnel crash
Mersey Tunnels
'Paige had plans, she wanted to be successful, get married, have kids. This has been taken away from her.'
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Tributes to young woman 'taken far too soon' after fatal crash
Mersey Tunnels
Paige Rice, 22, was the passenger in an Audi S3 travelling at 93mph in the Queensway tunnel
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Boyfriend killed in Paige Rice tunnel crash named as inquest date set
Wirral
Driver who died days later has now been named as the inquest is set for Monday
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