Multi-million pound road repair plan unveiled by council bosses
PLANS FOR to carry out an ambitious multi-million pound programme of road repairs in Hull have been revealed.
More than 90 per cent of the work would take place outside of the city centre.
A £23m budget for major highways projects will be injected to carry out maintenance works, as well as relieving congestion and enhancing traffic flow over the next three years, according to a new report published yesterday by Hull City Council.
If given approval, the council’s maintenance scheme will be carried out on a total of 30.5 miles of road.
The scheme details works which would include both roads and footpaths.
Coun Martin Mancey, portfolio holder for economic investment and strategic transport, said: “This comprehensive report includes details of major road and footway maintenance programmes, the vast majority of which are outside the city centre.
“The report also highlights several major highway schemes that will be progressed in 2018/19 to tackle traffic congestion in the city, as well as outlining further work to develop additional park and ride facilities.
“These extensive programmes are only possible as a result of the council’s decision to invest significantly more funding on highways schemes coupled with our success in securing external funding from the Humber LEP and other sources, which has been granted in recognition of our overall ability to deliver real improvements to the city’s infrastructure.”
New schemes will also be developed to tackle congestion on key routes in the city, according to the report.
These include Stoneferry Road, the A1105 Anlaby Road and Calvert Lane, Holderness Road and the Mount Pleasant junction, Hessle Road west and Askew Avenue and Beverley Road and the Inglemire Lane junction.
There are also plans to make extra funding available to develop a park and ride scheme serving the north of the city.
Proposals to sell councilowned land to facilitate the construction of the A63 Castle Street Bridge have also been unveiled.
The report also looks at the development of a new road safety strategy for Hull, and proposals for counterterrorism measures in the city centre.
Councillors will consider the plans at the Finance and Value for Money Overview and Scrutiny Commission on March 23, before being discussed by the council’s Cabinet on March 26.