Construction begins on three giant pylons that will support the Mersey Gateway Bridge

Mersey Gateway bridge

Source: David Hunter

Merseylink’s construction teams begin to build three giant pylons that will support the Mersey Gateway Bridge, on Monday.

The pylon foundations will sit below the riverbed and each measure 4.5m high and up to 22m in diameter.

When the bridge opens, scheduled for 2017, it will be 2,130m long with a river span of 1,000m.