IT has taken a month but Warrington's newest bridge has made it onto the map.

The construction of a £19.89 million river crossing the Mersey connects Chester Road and Slutchers Lane.

Work was completed on the road in September and now the feature has been added to Google maps.

The crossing is a key part of the Centre Park link road project which aims to reduce congestion in the town centre, provide additional route choice, unlock brownfield land for housing development and create job growth at the business park.

The council says the major highway project is on schedule and should be complete and fully open to traffic in early 2021.  The bridge is currently only open to diverted traffic.

Warrington Guardian:

The bridge is now on Google maps

The scheme consists of the new crossing, new signal junction to connect the bridge to Chester Road, resurfacing of Slutchers Lane and new signals at the junction of Slutchers Lane with Wilson Patten Street.

Additional walking and cycling paths and crossing facilities are also to be provided.  Once complete, the link will connect Chester Road with Wilson Patten Street.

A number of partners have provided the funding for the £19.89 million project.

A total of £5.3 million has been contributed by the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership via the local growth fund.

The Government, via Homes England, has contributed £3.7 million as part of the housing infrastructure fund, with the remainder of the funding coming from council borrowing.

For more details about the scheme visit warrington.gov.uk/centreparklink