Kingsway Tunnel

Kingsway Tunnel
Tunnel entrance in Wallasey
Overview
LocationMerseyside, England
StatusActive
Route A59 road
StartLiverpool, Merseyside
EndWallasey, Merseyside
Operation
Constructed1968–1973
OpenedSouthern portal: 24 June 1971
Northern portal: 13 February 1974
OwnerMerseytravel
TrafficAutomotive
Toll£2.10 a car (£1.40 for LCR fast-tag)[1]
Technical
No. of lanes4 (2 in eastbound, 2 westbound)
Video of a journey through the tunnel

The Kingsway Tunnel (or Wallasey Tunnel) is a toll road tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Wallasey. The 1.5 mi (2.4 km) tunnel carries the A59. It was built because the Queensway Tunnel – which was built in the 1930s to carry vehicles between Birkenhead and Liverpool – was unable to cope with the rise in postwar traffic.

  1. ^ "Tolls, Fees and Charges". Mersey Tunnels. Retrieved 1 May 2024.