18-month wait for new landing stage

Apr 13 2006

By Neil Hodgson, Liverpool Echo

A PERMANENT Pier Head landing stage will not be in place for at least another 18 months. The Mersey Ferries river berth was destroyed in freak weather conditions last month. Since then the ferry service has had to share an adjacent landing stage belonging to the Isle of Man Steam Packet company. Mersey Ferries passengers face at least a fortnight of further disruption after the Isle of Man service's summer timetable kicked in at the weekend. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT That has doubled their sailings and their Super Sea-Cat vessel will arrive in Liverpool at 5pm, meaning the last sailing for Mersey Ferries to Seacombe will now take place at 4.45pm. Mersey Docks and Harbour Company, which is responsible for the landing stage, said it hopes to bring in a temporary pontoon for the Pier Head early in May when ferry services will be able to revert to their normal 7.15pm last sailing. But it could be 18 months before a purpose- built replacement is in place.

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