Mersey Gateway Project gets funding approval from Spending Review

Mersey Gateway backers have hailed the government's decision to give the project funding approval as "good news for the whole north west".

Chancellor George Osborne MP confirmed the government's commitment to the Mersey Gateway Project during his speech in parliament today, saying: "We should prioritise those areas of public spending which are most likely to generate growth." He then went on to say that the government would "provide funding for the new bridge over the River Mersey" which will run between Runcorn and Widnes.

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Construction work alone is expected to create around 470 permanent jobs on site, and there is also expected to be other spin off benefits that will boost the regional economy, as well as the long-term benefits that a new bridge will bring.