M62 Ouse Bridge

Latest updates

• 22 October 2024

  Changes to speed limits on Ouse Bridge

  As of Monday 21 October 2024, the eastbound carriageway of the M62 Ouse Bridge, between junctions 36 and 37, was changed to 70mph with the hard shoulder, lane 1 and lane 2 reopened.

  The westbound carriageway presently has a speed limit of 50mph; however, this too is expected to be running at 70mph from first thing on Wednesday 23 October. There will still be a lane 3 and hard shoulder closure in operation on the westbound carriageway.

  We're working hard to reopen lane 3 in both directions and this should be the case for the morning of Monday 28 October. The westbound hard shoulder will remain closed. Additional overnight lane closures can be expected for finishing works.

• 17 October 2024

  Changes to traffic management and speed limits as repairs near completion

  The contraflow arrangement for westbound traffic on the M62 Ouse Bridge has been lifted as of Tuesday 15 October. With it, the speed limit on that section has been increased from 30mph to 50mph. Two lanes are open on the westbound carriageway, with lane 3 and the hard shoulder remaining closed.

  The eastbound carriageway will continue to run with narrow lanes, with the speed limit remaining at 30mph while we continue to remove traffic management. 

  We currently anticipate the eastbound carriageway to be running with two standard width lanes at a 50mph speed limit by the middle of next week, subject to weather conditions, with the hard shoulder and lane 3 remaining closed.

  Once this has taken place and the last sections of the traffic management are removed, we shall remove the 50mph restrictions on both carriageways and return to three lanes of traffic at the national speed limit in each direction. We currently expect this to take place by the end of next week (ending 27 October).

  Both hard shoulders will remain closed at this point to complete additional works at the outer verges and these closures will remain in place until early December. Overnight lane closures during this period will also be undertaken to enable these finalising works.

  We'll share further updates on this page, and on our social media feeds @HighwaysYORKS and National Highways: Yorkshire Facebook page in due course. We'd like to thank everyone once again for their patience.

• 29 July 2024

  We're entering the final phase of our work

  We're preparing to switch traffic between junctions 36 (Goole) and 37 (Howden), into a new contraflow. Vehicles will use the eastbound carriageway as work begins on the westbound carriageway.

  We'll also close a single lane on the westbound for traffic joining from the junction 37 entry slip.

  To do this, we'll need to close the M62 eastbound between junctions 36 and 37 (overnight between 8pm and 9am) in early August. We'll follow this with closures on the westbound carriageway, between junctions 38 (North Cave) and 36.

  Please remember that closure details can change at short notice. For the most up-to-date information, please visit our daily closures page.

  We expect to complete our works in mid-Autumn 2024.

• 11 March 2024

  Moving to the next phase of works

  Work on the bridge is progressing well and we've successfully completed repairing bridge joints in the hard shoulder and lane 1.

  We're moving on to the next phase of work in lanes.

  We'll move traffic over to use the hard shoulder and lane 1. This will allow us to start hydro demolition and concrete repairs of the joints in lanes 2 and 3.

  One lane eastbound lane will still be running in lane 3 of the westbound carriageway.

  After we complete bridge joints on the eastbound side of the bridge in mid-spring, we'll switch work to the westbound carriageway.

  We will have to use carriageway closures:

  • to work on bridge joints we can't reach with lane closures
  • to performa essential maintenance in the contraflow area

  Remember that closures can change at short notice. Check the latest information on our daily closures page.

  We're reminding you to plan your journeys, allow extra time for travelling and check traffic conditions before setting off.

• 24 November 2023

  Our progress at November 2024

  We're using hydro demolition to remove damaged concrete and prepare for the new joints in the hard shoulder and lane 1. 

  We've already started pouring the new concrete section ready to install the new joints.  We expect these sections to be complete early in the new year.

  We have developed our programme and will be replacing all 8 joints on the bridge as part of this scheme. This will reduce the need for further work in the near future.

  What happens next 

  This is our indicative programme of the work we'll be carrying out between now and completion.

  These dates may be subject to change depending on bad weather or any unexpected delays. 

  • Eastbound hard shoulder and lane one work to be complete by mid-January 2024
  • traffic moved to allow work on Lane 2 and 3 eastbound January 2024
  • lane 2 and 3 eastbound to be complete by the end of February 2024
  • traffic moved to allow work on Lane 3 east and westbound, end of February 2024
  • all work completed on the eastbound carriageway by mid-May 2024
  • mid-May, work to switch to westbound carriageway and to be complete by end of Summer 2024

  We will provide regular updates as work progresses.