Consultation gets underway for £19.3m Warrington improvement scheme

The consultation process for a multi-million pound improvement scheme in Warrington has kicked off today (December 7).

Over the next month, plans for Warrington Borough Council’s £19.3m Centre Park Link project will be made public in a series of open events to garner the views of residents.

Centre Park Link proposes the creation of a connection between Wilson Patten Street and Chester Road with a new bridge spanning the River Mersey.

The council’s executive member for highways, transportation and public realm, Cllr Hans Mundry, commented: “Centre Park Link provides us with a great opportunity to start to resolve long-standing traffic issues in the south of Warrington and promote the future growth of our considerable but underutilised waterfront area.

“It is vital the people of Warrington come and share their views with us on these latest proposals, as this will enable us to help mitigate any issues that may arise and fully maximise the benefits of this fantastic project to the community.”

The bridge proposals are accompanied by plans to make a series of changes to traffic routes in the town centre and promote the new link, potentially relieving Warrington’s ongoing congestion problems.

The consultation period begins with a three-day exhibition roadshow, which will make a number of stops across Warrington.