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Mersey bridge go-ahead

In the UK the go-ahead has been given for the Mersey Gateway toll bridge scheme
February 20, 2012 Read time: 1 min
In the UK the go-ahead has been given for the Mersey Gateway toll bridge scheme, which had faced being axed as part of a series of spending.

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