Roundabout is ‘nearly finished’
Road closures for resurfacing
THE Willerby roundabout currently undergoing a transformation including the introduction of traffic lights will be closed for six nights next week as the works reach their final stages.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the £1.9m Willerby Roundabout Improvement Scheme will finish by the end of the month. It’s hoped the roadworks will improve traffic at the A164/B1332 roundabout, also known as “Papa’s Roundabout” due to the nearby Papa’s Fish & Chips restaurant.
As part of the final phase of works, a six-night closure is needed to allow a full resurfacing of its road to be carried out. The roundabout will be closed each night between 8pm and 6am from Monday 15 to Saturday, April 20.
Diversion routes will be in place. Northbound on the A164, the diversion is via A1034 South Cave or A1165 Boothferry Road, southbound on the A164 the diversion is via B1233 Harland Way.
The new traffic signals are planned to be commissioned and programmed on Wednesday, April 24, which may lead to further delays during this process.
The Willerby roundabout scheme started in September last year, and was originally due to finish in February. But wet weather over autumn and winter forced its completion to be delayed until this month.
The team working on the roundabout also came across buried drainage and service pipes which were not on underground plans. The project has involved enlarging the roundabout and introducing traffic signals, as well as carrying out lane additions and reallocations, which are all designed to increase the capacity of the junction to reduce queues and delays for traffic.
Councillor Gary Mcmaster, the council’s cabinet member for housing and infrastructure, said: “We’d like to thank drivers and residents for bearing with us during these nighttime road closures as we enter the final stages of this scheme.
“The closures are essential for us to be able to resurface the road around the roundabout. We have made sure these take place at night to avoid the most disruption.
“When this project is complete, we hope drivers will experience a much-improved roundabout and suffer far less queuing at this roundabout.”