I'll close tunnels again if I have to

Mar 29 2006

By Greg O'Keeffe & Michelle Fiddler, Liverpool Echo

THE Mersey Tunnels will close again if unions go ahead with threats of further strikes. Merseytravel's director general Neil Scales today insisted public safety issues could force the tunnels to shut in May. Mr Scales joined yesterday's national public sector strike over pensions, when more than 30,000 workers in the region took industrial action. The tunnels, Mersey Ferries and hundreds of schools and council departments were closed in the dispute with the government. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Unions now plan a 48 hour walkout in May - but when asked by the ECHO what contingency plans there were to keep the tunnels open Mr Scales said he would have no option but to close them. In a statement released to the ECHO, Mr Scales, said: "These questions are premature as we have received no notification of any further strike action. I must, however, stress once again that if we cannot operate the tunnels in a safe manner we have no option but to close them." Despite being asked for his response, Mr Scales could find no words of comfort for small business owners who said they stood to lose thousands of pounds in lost income because of the strike action.

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