Liverpool City Council

[BullensRoad]

Anyone seen this?

Light at the end of the tunnel upgrade as weekend evening closures come to an end

Light at the end of the tunnel upgrade as weekend evening closures come to an end

www.merseytravel.gov.uk

£11m for a light changes? What’s going on here. I believe they’re only for the lights at the end of the tunnels too.

 

[Damo_1878]

Anyone seen this?

Light at the end of the tunnel upgrade as weekend evening closures come to an end

Light at the end of the tunnel upgrade as weekend evening closures come to an end

www.merseytravel.gov.uk

£11m for a light changes? What’s going on here. I believe they’re only for the lights at the end of the tunnels too.

LEDs have a higher capex (capital expenditure, as they cost more) but have a lower running cost and much longer lifetime (25 years). So think of it over the lifetime of the installation.

Also the upgrade wasn't limited to lighting as illustrated here.

Look inside Birkenhead Tunnel's £11m makeover

The tunnel is undergoing 18 months of improvement works to upgrade lighting

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

New images reveal scale of work as part of £11m Queensway tunnel upgrade

New images show the scale of work inside the Queensway (Birkenhead) Tunnel as it receives an £11m upgrade.

www.wirralglobe.co.uk

They appear to be doing drainage + electrical works and road repairing too

 

[Bungle]

LEDs have a higher capex (capital expenditure, as they cost more) but have a lower running cost and much longer lifetime (25 years). So think of it over the lifetime of the installation.

Also the upgrade wasn't limited to lighting as illustrated here.

Look inside Birkenhead Tunnel's £11m makeover

The tunnel is undergoing 18 months of improvement works to upgrade lighting

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

New images reveal scale of work as part of £11m Queensway tunnel upgrade

New images show the scale of work inside the Queensway (Birkenhead) Tunnel as it receives an £11m upgrade.

www.wirralglobe.co.uk

They appear to be doing drainage + electrical works and road repairing too

Afternoon mate, you any good at quizzes?

 

[Groucho]

Is this a specific issue thread or a general moaning about the corpie thread?

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

My corpie (Aberdeen) is a shambles.
Bus gates and unwarranted pavement expansion on the main street was discussed yesterday and the council thought they should stay.
Currently having loads of tourists from the ferry terminal, mostly Germans,must be thinking the blitz never recovered.
I could go on ,but wrong city,I know

 

[nsno-chris]

Not Liverpool City Council

 

[BullensRoad]

Is this a specific issue thread or a general moaning about the corpie thread?

£11m when the city has been known for corruption is something I’d like to discuss, apologies Groucho if it’s not

LEDs have a higher capex (capital expenditure, as they cost more) but have a lower running cost and much longer lifetime (25 years). So think of it over the lifetime of the installation.

Also the upgrade wasn't limited to lighting as illustrated here.

Look inside Birkenhead Tunnel's £11m makeover

The tunnel is undergoing 18 months of improvement works to upgrade lighting

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

New images reveal scale of work as part of £11m Queensway tunnel upgrade

New images show the scale of work inside the Queensway (Birkenhead) Tunnel as it receives an £11m upgrade.

www.wirralglobe.co.uk

They appear to be doing drainage + electrical works and road repairing too

Still not getting around how it’s £11m

 

[Damo_1878]

£11m when the city has been known for corruption is something I’d like to discuss, apologies Groucho if it’s not

Still not getting around how it’s £11m

The average cost for putting traffic lights on a dual carriageway is around £300,000 without any utilities work. Putting slip roads in and utilities easily over £2 million

I would not think this is that outrageous.

It's also not LCC it's the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority that is paying for it

Transport | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority are investing hundreds of millions of pounds to create the London-style integrated transport network that our region deserves. With new trains on our Merseyrail network, zero emission hydrogen buses, a safer cycling network, and smarter tickets, we...

www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

Steve Rotherham is the chair of it, but all the other councils are involved as well in planning etc and contribute under MerseyTravel

 

[Leylo]

£11m when the city has been known for corruption is something I’d like to discuss, apologies Groucho if it’s not


Still not getting around how it’s £11m

Think it's a separate company who pay for that probably couple of months takings from the rip off tunnel prices....

 

[Damo_1878]

Think it's a separate company who pay for that probably couple of months takings from the rip off tunnel prices....

The Queensway tunnel generates about £12million annually (2024 prices).

LCC don't own it. It's owned by LCRCA and therefore all the local councils share ownership of it in that region and/or ran by MerseyTravel

Mersey Tunnels | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

The Mersey Tunnels are a vital part of the Liverpool City Region's transport infrastructure, connecting the Wirral and Liverpool. Find out more about the tunnels, including tolls, opening times, and how to pay.

www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

So basically the tolls are paying for this work. Which sounds like it is badly needed.

 

[Papa Shango]

Still not getting around how it’s £11m

They should have got them during Prime Day yesterday.

No doubt my tunnel fee will go up again to fund this whilst the service gets worse each day.

 

[Ferguson1878]

Anyone seen this?

Light at the end of the tunnel upgrade as weekend evening closures come to an end

Light at the end of the tunnel upgrade as weekend evening closures come to an end

www.merseytravel.gov.uk

£11m for a light changes? What’s going on here. I believe they’re only for the lights at the end of the tunnels too.

Joe Anderson has got a crop in his loft

 

[PhilM]

They're brighter, more reliable, will last longer and reduce energy consumption. Yes it's £11m, but as others have said over their lifespan it's a reasonable cost.

 

[tommye]

Moaning for moanings sake.
The work needed doing.
It's done.

Move on to the next gripe.

 

[NeilMorepies]

It’s a trap lads, a £11M upgrade and you still end up on the Wirral