Overnight closures on A63 through Hull as work progresses on new underpass

Drivers in Hull city centre are reminded that weeknight closures will be in place on the A63 for three weeks from Monday (31 October) as a new underpass creating better connections in the city makes progress.

Work has been taking place to construct a new underpass, part of the ambitious A63 Castle Street scheme, since August. National Highways and its partners are now preparing to start construction work on the northern side of the underpass.

To enable this, traffic travelling on the A63 Castle Street will be directed to the southern side of the road.

This will be carried out in two phases. In the first phase, all traffic will be moved to the west of Commercial Road. This will involve moving barriers in the central reservation, installing additional surfacing and updating signage and road markings. It is expected to take around three weeks to complete.

Closures and diversions

This work will take place from Monday (31 October). Closures will be in place on the A63 in both directions between Daltry flyover and Roger Millward Way at the junction with Plimsoll Way. This runs from Monday to Friday between 8pm and 6am.

All side roads between the points of Daltry Street Interchange and Roger Millward Way roundabout will also be closed. A fully signed diversion will be in place via the A15, A164, A1079 and A1033 for eastbound traffic, and vice versa for westbound.

The second phase, which will switch traffic from the east of Commercial Road, allowing the A63 to run along the southern side of the roundabout, is due to start in January 2023.

On Wednesday 2 November work is due to begin on the Myton Swing Bridge maintenance scheme. As well as progressing the A63 Castle Street underpass, the closures are also being used on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 November to help prepare the site for the start of the bridge maintenance work.

The Castle Street scheme is expected to be complete by 2025.  

 Keep up to date via the A63 Castle Street dedicated webpage

Updates will also be shared on the regional Twitter feed, @HighwaysYorks, and on the regional Facebook page, National Highways Yorkshire

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