THE Prime Minister has announced his support to find a solution to tackle the traffic chaos in the town.

But during the same speech, David Cameron accidentally acknowledged a need for a new swing bridge - a crossing which has been proven to fuel the congestion nightmare in Warrington and not alleviate the problem.

As part of Prime Minister's Questions, Warrington South MP David Mowat spoke about the need for a new high-level crossing, which has been 'planned but not delivered for nearly 30 years now'.

Mr Cameron said: "I could see the problems of congestion, but I could also see how the long-term economic plan is working in his constituency in terms of jobs and growth.

"He is also right about the local growth deal, which for Warrington and Cheshire is worth over £140 million in terms of Government funding, and that does include support for the new swing bridge, which will help to tackle the congestion as well as unlock important building sites."

Labour's Parliamentary Candidate for Warrington South Nick Bent said it is clear that the PM does not understand what Warrington needs.

He added: "David Cameron is a typical out-of-touch Tory who does not understand Warrington's traffic nightmare.

"He should scrap the road tolls on the Mersey bridges at Runcorn for all Warrington drivers, and he should do it right now."

But a spokesman for the PM's press office has revealed Mr Cameron was making reference to the bridge as it was described in the LEP’s Strategic Economic Plan but subsequently the council have confirmed that this will be a fixed bridge - not a swing bridge.

Although Mr Mowat declined to comment on the slip of the tongue by the PM, he said he was delighted that he has allocated funds for one new bridge through the Local Growth Deal.

He said: “Last Friday’s traffic jam proved, beyond doubt that Warrington’s road network needs major surgery. Junction improvements, whilst welcome, will simply not address the scale of the problem.

“We need at least one and preferably two new bridges to relieve traffic round Bridgefoot and to ease the chaos that is caused whenever a ship uses the Canal.

“When the Prime Minister visited Warrington in the summer, I was able to show him just how bad Warrington’s traffic can be."

Mr Mowat has vowed to continue to keep fighting to keep Warrington moving.