Halton residents will not have to pay tolls on the new £450m crossing being built by the Merseylink consortium of Kier Infrastructure, Samsung C&T Corporation and FCC Construcción.

Steve Nicholson, Interim Chief Executive of the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board, said: “The £250m savings we have made on the project through our innovative approach to procurement has helped make a toll free crossing for local residents more affordable to Government.

“I would like to thank the project team and also our contractors, Merseylink for delivering such vital procurement savings.”