Residents and businesses will have until Friday 1 June to view and comment on designs to upgrade the outer ring road’s Monks Cross roundabout, one of York’s busiest
The roundabout, the second of seven A1237 roundabouts set for major improvements over the next four years, funded through the West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund to a total 38 million pounds.
Work is scheduled to begin on the first of the seven at the Wetherby Road junction this summer, with construction for the Monk’s Cross roundabout scheme scheduled for 2019.
The roundabout upgrades will mean more lanes and space on the approaches and exits. Where possible the road layouts will be designed to accommodate the potential future scheme to bring the outer ring road up to dual carriageway standard. The Monks Cross roundabout improvement works are planned for early 2019, although some site clearance work could start earlier.
Cllr Peter Dew, executive member for transport, said :
“We are working to improve traffic flow at the A1237 roundabouts, and this project will deliver reduced journey times.
“With Wetherby Road work starting this summer, and Monks Cross plans developing, we’re investing in improvements to the outer ring road.
“We realise that the ultimate improvement would be grade separation at the busiest roundabouts, but the cost of that would be far in excess of what is available.
“I encourage residents to take a look at the designs and, of course, share their views.”
Plans can be viewed online at www.york.gov.uk/yorr, at the council’s West Offices on Station Rise, YO1 6GA, or at a special public exhibition at Monks Cross Shopping Centre management suite (in the corner by New Look) between 1 and 6pm on Tuesday 22 May.
All comments will be reviewed and changes to the design made where possible. The decision on the final layout will be taken at a public Executive Member for Transport and Planning Decision Session meeting later in the year.