Editing Kingsway Tunnel (section)

==Operations==
Kingsway comprises identical twin tunnels. Each has two {{convert|12|ft|m|abbr=on}} lanes. They carry on average 45,000 vehicles a day (almost 16.4 million per year).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merseygateway.co.uk/publicinquirydocs/Core-docs/CD-203.pdf|title= Mersey Crossing Study – The Mersey Gateway Project|publisher=Mersey Gateway|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref> {{As of|May 2024}}, a single car journey through the tunnel cost £2.10.<ref name="toll">{{cite web|url= https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/tunnels/tolls-fees-and-charges/ |title=Tolls, Fees and Charges|work=Mersey Tunnels|access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref> Staffed and automatic tollbooths are located on the Wallasey side. Of the two tunnels crossing the River Mersey, Kingsway is the only one able to take [[large goods vehicle|heavy goods vehicles]] (HGVs).

In a study following the [[Mont Blanc tunnel fire|fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel]] in 1999, inspectors from the [[European Union]] rated the Kingsway Tunnel as "good", one of fourteen to receive that rating in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theaa.com/public_affairs/reports/tunnel_tests_2005.pdf|title=The European Tunnel Assessment Programme (EUROTAP) 2005 Inspections |publisher=The AA|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref>

Over {{convert|75|mi|-1}} of wiring was installed in the tunnel as part of a 2016 upgrade to the lighting, which saw the tunnel fitted with more energy efficient and longer-lasting LED lights.<ref>{{cite web|title=Major Kingsway Tunnel rewire begins|url=http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/Pages/Major-Kingsway-Tunnel-rewire-begins.aspx|website=merseytravel.gov.uk|access-date=22 December 2017|language=en}}</ref>