Mersey Queensway Tunnels, Emergency Escape Refuges

The Mersey Queensway Tunnel is a vital link in the Mersey Transport system network linking the centre of Liverpool to Birkenhead.

Mersey Travel opted to construct within the existing structure, 7 Emergency Escape Refuges at strategic positions along the length of the tunnel, offering a safe route of escape and refuge in the event of a major incident PDS through AMCO donelon awarded the contract to EI.WHS for the total management, design procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of all electrical and mechanical services for the Tunnel Refuge Services.

EI.WHS Installed

  • A full survey of existing services and cabling prior to works commencing

  • Diversion of under carriageway

  • Tunnel Lighting distribution cables to accommodate the Refuge construction

  • SCADA System Infrastructure

  • UPS Battery Systems

  • Power, control and communications cabling

  • Tunnel Control and distribution panels

  • Refuge Heating, Lighting and Ventilation

  • CCTV

  • Fibre Optic communications

  • LED Emergency Directional Escape Lighting with a ‘White Noise’ audible sound alert designed to direct the public to an exact position in the event of thick smoke

Services

Electrical, Mechanical

Contract Value: Over £1.0m

Client: Mersey Travel PDS

Consulting Engineer (Tunnel Civils): AMCO Donelon

M&E Consulting Engineer (Works for the Tunnel and Civil Works): Mott MacDonald