Overnight closures in Hull for further upgrades on A63 Castle Street
The A63 Castle Street scheme for Hull is moving forward towards another key milestone.
The A63 Castle Street scheme for Hull is moving forward towards another key milestone.
From Sunday 10 March, there will be a series of overnight closures to complete work at the Market Place and Queen Street junction and other essential works.
The work will allow for a phased traffic switch to take place from 8 April as well as the permanent removal of the pedestrian crossing at Market Place.
From Monday 11 March, the entry slip road for Queen Street will also be closed for up to nine weeks while work takes place.
As part of the ambitious Castle Street scheme, National Highways is creating a new junction by lowering the level of the A63 at the Mytongate junction. These improvements will improve access to the port, congestion, safety and connections between the city centre and the tourist facilities. The traffic switch will change the road layout to allow the two eastbound lanes and the two westbound lanes to run either side of the new underpass.
Following the switch, there will be no reduction in the number of lanes and two lanes will remain in place for traffic continuing eastbound on the A63 through Hull.
The following overnight closures will be in place on the A63 between Daltry Street and Roger Millward Way. All closures will be in place between 8pm and 6am the next day:
• Overnight closure westbound only - Sunday 10 March.
• Full overnight closure - eastbound & westbound - Monday 11 March to Friday 15 March.
• Full overnight closure eastbound & westbound - Monday 18 March to Friday 22 March.
• Full overnight closure eastbound & westbound - Monday 25 March to Wednesday 27 March
• Full overnight closure eastbound & westbound - Tuesday 2 April to Friday 5 April
• Full overnight closure eastbound & westbound - Saturday 6 April.
*The road will be open as normal in both directions overnight on Sunday 17 March, 8pm – 6am.
A fully signed diversion will be in place.
National Highways Senior Project Manager Frances Oliver said:
“Overall, we are progressing well and the removal of the pedestrian crossing and improvements at Market Place are another key milestone in the scheme.
“This is a complex phase, as we work in and around the major junction. For the safety of construction staff and the public we are required to close lanes and try to minimise disruption by completing work overnight.
“We have planned all closures working alongside Hull City Council and event organisers to try to minimise disruption and give as much notice as possible. However, we apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate everyone’s patience while we carry out these major improvements within Hull city centre.”
Get in touch:
You can find out further details about the work on National Highways website https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/yorkshire-and-north-east/a63-castle-street/
If you would like any further information, please contact our customer care line 0333 242 3692 or email: A63CastleStreet.Hull@nationalhighways.co.uk
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