A63

View article Brighton Street: A63 roundabout resurfacing works  

Brighton Street: A63 roundabout resurfacing works  

Hull City Council to commence emergency carriageway resurfacing works at the Brighton Street roundabout, located beneath the A63 – near St Andrews Quay Retail Park.  Providing a key access point to the A63, this scheme will address urgent repairs required on the carriageway and assist National Highways, who need to use the area for an upcoming diversion. This scheme will ensure the diversion is safe and reliable […]

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View article Carriageway improvements scheduled for Priory Way

Carriageway improvements scheduled for Priory Way

Hull City Council will begin overnight carriageway improvement works on Priory Way next week.   In response to feedback from residents and motorists, the council will be completing carriageway resurfacing and road marking upgrades on Priory Way, from the junction with Saxon Way to the top of the A63 westbound exit slip road.   The works are […]

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View article Hull City Council’s letter to National Highways over response to A63 traffic light failures

Hull City Council’s letter to National Highways over response to A63 traffic light failures

Hull City Council has written to the chief executive of National Highways, seeking assurance over traffic lights failures that have caused major disruption on the A63. The signals at the Garrison Road roundabout and the Queen Street junction have both been out of use in recent weeks, causing severe delays and frustration for motorists and […]

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View article Good news for air quality in Hull

Good news for air quality in Hull

Data shows air quality in Hull has been steadily improving since 2016 and is expected to continue to get better. Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide, the main pollutant of concern across the country, are monitored at 150 different locations around the city. With the exception of one area along the A63, air quality meets the stringent […]

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View article Weekend work paves way for progress in major transport upgrade

Weekend work paves way for progress in major transport upgrade

A weekend closure will be in place for the A63 this coming weekend, as work to the major road upgrade continues. Over the course of the weekend hoardings around Murdoch’s Connection, Hull’s new footbridge, will be removed in preparation for its eagerly-anticipated opening. Yorkshire Water will be rerouting the sewers to allow for construction of […]

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View article Jails, bombs and map mysteries – explosive insight into the history of Hull

Jails, bombs and map mysteries – explosive insight into the history of Hull

A 235-year-old prison, a suspected Second World War bomb explosion and mysterious buildings that don’t appear on any maps could shed new light on the fascinating history of Hull. Archaeologists have started piecing together intriguing clues from the past as part of Highways England’s A63 Castle Street project. The 70-strong team are carefully excavating at […]

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View article Hull’s iconic Earl De Grey pub to be moved brick by brick from this week

Hull’s iconic Earl De Grey pub to be moved brick by brick from this week

A historic Hull pub will be carefully deconstructed before being rebuilt brick by brick in a new location starting this week. The Earl De Grey in Castle Street has been closed for many years and now has to be moved as part of the A63 improvements. The future of the historic part of the grade […]

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