Kingsway Tunnel

Kingsway Tunnel

Tunnel entrance in Wallasey
Overview
Location	Merseyside, England
Status	Active
Route	A59 road
Start	Liverpool, Merseyside
End	Wallasey, Merseyside
Operation
Constructed	1968–1973
Opened	Southern portal: 24 June 1971 Northern portal: 13 February 1974
Owner	Merseytravel
Traffic	Automotive
Toll	£2.10 a car (£1.40 for LCR fast-tag)[1]
Technical
No. of lanes	4 (2 in eastbound, 2 westbound)

The Kingsway Tunnel (signposted as the Wallasey Tunnel or W'sey Tunnel) is a toll road tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Wallasey. It was built because the existing Queensway Tunnel was unable to cope with the rise in postwar traffic. The 1.5 mi (2.4 km) tunnel carries the A59. Locally, it is often referred to as the "new tunnel", to distinguish it from the older Queensway Tunnel (1934), which serves Birkenhead and carries public transport services.