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A5300 road

Coordinates: 53°23′02″N 2°47′59″W / 53.38402°N 2.7998°W

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A5300
View towards Tarbock Island from Water Lane
Route information
Length	3 mi (4.8 km)
Existed	1996–present
Major junctions
From	A562
To	M62

Location
Country	United Kingdom

Road network
Roads in the United Kingdom Motorways A and B road zones

The A5300 or Knowsley Expressway is a major road in Merseyside, England. It runs 3 miles (4.8 km) from its junction with the A562 to its junction with the M62, where it becomes the M57, providing a major north–south route through the borough. Along its course it crosses the Liverpool to Manchester Line Southern route. The road cost £47.3 million (equivalent to £114,933,825 in 2023)^[1] when it was constructed during 1995–1996.

History

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The idea of the extension dates back to the early 1970s, when Lancashire County Council was responsible for the region. When Knowsley Metropolitan Borough came into existence around 1986, they prioritised the need for construction of the route and in 1988, appointed consultants to examine the feasibility. Following traffic surveys, it was confirmed that a dual carriageway link road was needed. In total, nine alternate routes were assessed for consideration but many were rejected on environmental grounds. In 1989, Knowsley approached the Department for Transport regarding funding for their preferred route and arranged a 50% grant towards the cost. A public inquiry was needed due to 48 pieces of land needed from private owners to build the road on. Balfour Beatty were confirmed as the chosen constructor in the summer of 1993.^[2]

Initial groundwork commenced in September 1993^[3] and during early construction, ancient roof tiles dating back to 167 AD were unearthed alongside the path of the new road.^[4]

The Expressway was constructed during 1995–1996, during which time over 24 hectares (59 acres) of woodland was planted along the embankments.^[5] The road took around two and a half years to construct, which involved re-routing streams and planting around half a million trees.^[6] The road was opened on 15 April 1996 by Eddie O'Hara MP and the first cars travelled along the road from 2pm the same day. It was estimated that the road would take around 35,000 vehicles each day.^[7]

During development, Knowsley schools ran a competition for their school pupils to name the new road. The competition was won by a Halsnead Community Primary School pupil who named it the Knowsley Expressway.^[8] As with other projects, the A5300 is a downgraded extension of a motorway, in this case the M57.

Improvements

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In 2016, Knowsley Council announced a £5.3m investment to improve the expressway's southern junction with Speke Road, to focus on reducing congestion during peak time and ensure future demand can be met by expected economic growth.^[9]

References

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^ "Road Schemes 1998". Millbank Systems. 12 January 1998. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
^ "£50m new route nearing completion". Liverpool Echo. 21 February 1996. p. 18.
^ "Gearing up for the new link road". Runcorn Weekly News. 16 September 1993. p. 8.
^ "Digging up the past". Runcorn Weekly News. 3 February 1994. p. 11.
^ "Knowsley Expressway – A Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council wood". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
^ "MP gets set to open motorway link road". Liverpool Echo. 28 March 1996. p. 9.
^ "Expressway to success". Liverpool Echo. 15 April 1996. p. 14.
^ "School pupil names new road". Liverpool Echo. 12 April 1996. p. 16.
^ "Knowsley Council has announced an investment of £5.3 million to improve the Knowsley Expressway and Speke Road junction". Liverpool Local Enterprise Partnership. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.

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Aerial Photo

v t e Roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain road numbering scheme
	A5 A50 A51 A52 A53 A54 A55 A56 A57 A58 A59
	A500 A501 A505 A507 A508 A509 A511 A512 A514 A515 A516 A518 A519 A523 A525 A527 A528 A529 A530 A531 A533 A535 A536 A537 A538 A540 A541 A555 A556 A562 A563 A565 A570 A572 A574 A580 A583 A584 A585 A586 A587 A588 A590 A591 A592 A593 A594 Leicester Cumbria A595 A596
	A5004 A5012 A5025 A5036 A5038 A5058 A5100 A5103 A5109 A5112 A5114 A5117 A5120 A5124 A5127 A5130 A5135 A5147 A5150 A5183 A5199 A5268 A5300 A5758
	B5289 B5300 B5302 B5470
List of A roads in Zone 5 List of B roads in Zone 5

53°23′02″N 2°47′59″W / 53.38402°N 2.7998°W / 53.38402; -2.7998

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