Newly released figures from merseyflow show that over 6.88 million residents, commuters and visitors crossed the River Mersey in Halton between April and June 2025.
This is a 5% increase on last year’s figure for the same time period and is the most journeys recorded across the bridges since the Mersey Gateway Bridge opened back in 2017.
Well over 2 million vehicles are consistently making the journey over the bridges each month, with the vast majority choosing to pay for their crossings using automated or digital payment methods.
The newly released quarterly figures from merseyflow include trips made across the Mersey Gateway Bridge and the Silver Jubilee Bridge, both of which are covered by the same merseyflow toll/charging system. They cover April, May and June 2025, and show:
- MOST JOURNEYS EVER RECORDED ACROSS THE RIVER IN HALTON – over 6.88 million journeys were made over the Mersey Gateway and Silver Jubilee Bridges in April – June 2025, up 5% on last year’s figure
- SILVER JUBILEE BRIDGE BREAKS NEW QUARTERLY RECORD – with over 1.09 million journeys made between April – June 2025
- OVER 84,000 VEHICLES USE THE BRIDGES EVERY WEEKDAY – with over 84% of vehicles using the Mersey Gateway Bridge to cross the river
- MORE CUSTOMERS CHOOSING TO REGISTER WITH MERSEYFLOW AND USE THE AUTO TOP-UP SYSTEM THAN EVER – shown by over 93% of customers using digital or automated payment methods
- PCNs DECREASED SLIGHTLY AS A % OF OVERALL JOURNEYS – almost 98% of journeys were paid for on time.
Mike Bennett, Managing Director of the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board, said: “We’re now consistently seeing traffic volumes over the two million vehicles mark every month, a trend that is likely to continue as we head into our busier summer and autumn period.
“With journey levels rising steadily each year, it demonstrates the vital role the bridges play in continuing to provide time savings for residents, commuters and visitors in the region.”
Neil Conway, Chief Executive of merseyflow, said: “When we look at the year-on-year figures, it’s encouraging to see traffic numbers increasing while the number of PCNs issued has decreased. This means more and more customers are taking advantage of options like our discounts and auto top-up systems for registered customers or our quick pay app for occasional bridge users.”
The quarterly merseyflow dashboard provides a range of in-depth statistics and graphs which show information on the number of crossings made, average daily traffic, number of PCNs issued, methods of payment, payments made on time, total revenue, and what percentage of this comes from PCNs.