Transport & Streets

View article Bike Lights for Dark Nights initiative returns to support city’s cyclists to ‘stay safe and stay seen’

Bike Lights for Dark Nights initiative returns to support city’s cyclists to ‘stay safe and stay seen’

A successful safety scheme will return to Hull’s roads this winter, aimed at helping cyclists to stay safe and stay seen when riding around the city during the darker nights. After supporting and educating hundreds of cyclists over the past two years, Hull City Council will again be running its popular Bike Lights for Dark […]

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View article Hull hotel receives national certificate for walking, cycling and public transport

Hull hotel receives national certificate for walking, cycling and public transport

Doubletree by Hilton, in Hull, has received national certification for its workplace travel plan, which encourages and supports its workforce to walk, cycle and use public transport for their daily commute. The hotel has progressed from an ‘Approved Travel Plan’ to a ‘Good Travel Plan’ award after delivering a range of initiatives over the past […]

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View article Council announces upcoming footpath improvement works

Council announces upcoming footpath improvement works

Essential resurfacing works are set to begin in Hull next week to provide much-needed improvements to the city’s footpaths.     As part of Hull City Council’s investment in the city’s footpaths, essential improvement works will take place on Sylvia Close, Skidby Grove, De Grey Street, Oldfield Avenue, 21st Avenue, Endike Lane, Courtland Road and Sextant Road, […]

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View article Two-phase reconstruction for Holderness Road

Two-phase reconstruction for Holderness Road

UPDATE: the originally scheduled outbound road closure from Mount Pleasant to Burleigh Street will now take place Sunday 8 December to Monday 9 December. Hull City Council is preparing to begin an essential carriageway reconstruction scheme on Holderness Road next week. As part of the council’s commitment to improving and futureproofing Hull’s road network, the […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Footpath improvement works to commence in Beverley and Newland

Love Your Neighbourhood: Footpath improvement works to commence in Beverley and Newland

As part of the Love Your Neighbourhood initiative, Hull City Council has identified several footpaths in the Beverley and Newland ward that require improvement. The council’s continued investment in the city’s footpaths will see works take place on Emmott Road, Stanbury Road, and Windle Avenue. These were identified during a Love Your Neighbourhood ‘patch walk’ […]

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View article West Hull footpath improvement scheme to begin

West Hull footpath improvement scheme to begin

A footpath resurfacing and reconstruction programme in west Hull will begin next week. The scheme will cover River Grove, Vincent Close, Datchet Garth, Lulworth Avenue, Lymington Garth and Newington Avenue. Works will be carried out by Wright Civil Engineering Limited and will also cover Boothferry Road on the north side of the carriageway between Belgrave […]

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View article National hotel chain adopts new approach to active and sustainable travel after success in Hull

National hotel chain adopts new approach to active and sustainable travel after success in Hull

A national hotel chain has changed its approach to staff travel planning across the country after enjoying success at its hotel in Hull. Holiday Inn has signed up to the Modeshift STARS Business programme nationwide after its hotel on Hull Marina signed up to the scheme in the city to help encourage and support its […]

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View article Additional park & ride services and fare discount to support Christmas shoppers

Additional park & ride services and fare discount to support Christmas shoppers

Hull City Council and Stagecoach East Midlands have announced the return of a popular festive park and ride scheme to support Christmas shoppers and boost the local economy in Hull. Through funds allocated by the Department for Transport for the city’s bus service improvement plan, the scheme will run from Thursday 21 November to Sunday […]

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View article Hessle Road flyover: Overnight closure on Wiltshire Road for bridge inspection

Hessle Road flyover: Overnight closure on Wiltshire Road for bridge inspection

An overnight routine inspection will take place on Hessle Road flyover next week, to ensure its continued safety and reliability. The inspection, which will be carried out by Hull City Council’s bridges team in partnership with Mason Clark Associates, will check the structure’s approach spans – the part of the structure that supports the carriageway […]

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View article Love Your Neighbourhood: Bricknell area receives tidy-up treatment

Love Your Neighbourhood: Bricknell area receives tidy-up treatment

Bricknell is the latest area to be supported by Hull City Council’s Love Your Neighbourhood project.         Streets across the Bricknell area are now basking in the glow of a much-welcomed makeover, thanks to Hull City Council’s ambitious Love Your Neighbourhood initiative.         As part of the citywide project, several streets within the area underwent a comprehensive […]

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