A5300 road


The A5300 or Knowsley Expressway is a major road in Merseyside, England. It runs 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 when it was constructed during 1995–1996.

History

The Expressway was constructed during 1995–1996, during which time over of woodland was planted along the embankments. 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.

Improvements

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.