Gearing up for the new link road Pycu& DIG DEEP: Mayor of Knowsley George Bundred cuts the first sod for the new A5300 link road with (l-r) Andy Rose Cllr Ernie Parker Hugh Parkman and Graham Smith WORK has begun on a new road linking the Speke-Widnes Ford Road to the M57 at Tar bock The A5300 will have three miles of two-lane dual carriageway and a major flyover at Tarbock interchange The existing A562 (Ford Road) will be partially widened to three lanes joining the new road at a roundabout The road should be open to traffic at the end of 1995