The newly released quarterly figures from merseyflow include trips made across both the Mersey Gateway Bridge and the Silver Jubilee Bridge.

They cover April-June 2024, and show that the most journeys ever recorded across the River in Halton – over 6.54m journeys were made over the Mersey Gateway and Silver Jubilee Bridges between April-June 2024, with May the busiest month on record.

The report also highlights that traffic levels consistently exceeded two million journeys per month, doing so every month since April 2023.

Merseyflow also reported that the highest number of app payments were recorded since the launch of the app – over 156,000 payments were made using the Quick-Pay app in May 2024, with over 93% of customers continuing to choose digital or automated payment methods.

The quarterly merseyflow dashboard provides 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.

Managing director of the Mersey Gateway Crossings Board, Mike Bennett, said: “We’re now consistently seeing over two million crossings using the bridges each month, a trend that is likely to continue as we head into our historically 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.”