Mersey Kingsway Tunnel Closures Today

Live road closure data for the Mersey Kingsway Tunnel (A5058), Liverpool to Wallasey. Updated Friday, 2 October 2026.

A50583.24 kmMerseysideOpened 1971

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About the Mersey Kingsway Tunnel

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Infrastructure type: Road tunnel
Road reference: A5058
Mapped location: Liverpool to Wallasey · Merseyside
Dataset region: North West

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About the Mersey Kingsway Tunnel

The Mersey Kingsway Tunnel (A5058) is a road tunnel under the River Mersey connecting Liverpool to Wallasey in Wirral. Opened in 1971, it is the second Mersey road tunnel and runs parallel to the Queensway Tunnel. The tunnel is managed by Merseytravel and provides an important alternative route when the Queensway Tunnel is closed for maintenance.

The Mersey Kingsway Tunnel is managed by Merseytravel. UK-filtered disruption records are supplied through ClearRoute and shown here with available source schedule details.

Areas Near the Mersey Kingsway Tunnel

Liverpool Wallasey Birkenhead Bootle Crosby Formby Hoylake

Road Closures at Mersey Kingsway Tunnel

Road Closures UK shows all 0 current and planned closures affecting the Mersey Kingsway Tunnel, sourced from Street Manager and National Highways. Tunnel closures require special management procedures — each record includes the full permit reference, the promoting organisation, the responsible highway authority, and the scheduled closure period.

Scope: UK-only records supplied through ClearRoute for Mersey Kingsway Tunnel. “Current” is determined from available source event times; planned reports and records without usable event times are identified by their visible schedule details. The site-wide connection/cache status is separate from each record’s source timing.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows UK-filtered current and planned disruption records in Mersey Kingsway Tunnel, supplied through ClearRoute. The type shown on each record identifies a full road closure, roadworks or a lane restriction. Each record includes the available permit reference, promoter, highway authority, and scheduled dates.

Use this page’s filters to see active or planned full closures in Mersey Kingsway Tunnel; switch type if you also need reported roadworks or lane restrictions. Data is sourced from Street Manager, National Highways, and other official UK government systems. You can sign up for free email alerts for new matching records.

Road closure data for Mersey Kingsway Tunnel comes from official UK government sources: Street Manager (Department for Transport — councils and utility companies), National Highways Transport Data Feeds (motorways and major A-roads), D-TRO (Digital Traffic Regulation Orders), Traffic Scotland, Traffic Wales, and TrafficWatchNI. All data is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Road Closures UK shows road closures in Mersey Kingsway Tunnel up to 90 days in advance. Street Manager permits are submitted by councils and utility companies before work begins, so you can often see closures weeks or months ahead of the start date.

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A road closure means the road is completely blocked to all traffic. Roadworks means work is taking place on or near the road, which may cause lane restrictions, temporary traffic lights, or delays — but the road remains open. Both types are shown on Road Closures UK with their permit reference, start date, and end date.

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Closures Over the Past 7 Days — Mersey Kingsway Tunnel

Toll Prices & Payment Methods

Car

£1.90

Motorcycle

£1.90

LGV

£1.90

HGV

£3.80

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Same toll as Queensway Tunnel. Merseyflow account holders get discounts.

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