Case study

拢19.6 million funding for Birkenhead Waterfront

拢19.6 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Wirral Council to transform the waterfront at Woodside.

Plans for the funding will:

  • improve transport infrastructure
  • bring new visitors to the Wirral

Woodside ferry terminal improvements

Plans for the funding will enhance Woodside鈥檚 waterfront as an attraction for visitors and residents.

This will be achieved by:

  • upgrading the U-boat Story attraction
  • transforming outdoor public spaces
  • replacing the ferry landing stage

Woodside Gyratory to become a new public space

To create a new public space:

  • the bus interchange outside the ferry terminal will be relocated
  • the Woodside Gyratory will be removed

This will create better links between Hamilton Square and the waterfront for:

  • people with mobility challenges
  • pedestrians
  • cyclists

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Published 17 January 2023