Work started today, Monday 4 June, on the Wetherby Road roundabout upgrade, marking the start of a £38m programme to reduce congestion and journey times on York’s busy outer ring road.
It’s the first of seven roundabouts on the A1237 scheduled to be improved over the next four years. The upgrades will create more lanes and space on the approaches and exits, as well as improvements for pedestrians and cyclists.
The York Outer Ring Road improvements programme is being funded through the West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund, and the Leeds City Region Growth Deal - a £1 billion package of Government investment through the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership
Executive member for transport and planning, Cllr Peter Dew, said: “The series of York outer ring road roundabout upgrades will help to reduce journey times and congestion, whilst also improving the experience for pedestrians and cyclists.
“We’ve planned the upgrades to keep lanes open and minimise disruption as much as possible after listening to feedback from residents and businesses. We hope this will mean only minor disruption for road users in the area.”
Work will take place from approximately 7.30am – 4pm, Monday – Friday. Some extended work until 8pm and weekend working will take place to ensure the overall construction period is kept to a minimum.
To ensure work can take place safely we will need to slightly narrow the lanes to make room, and a temporary speed limit reduction to 30mph on the approach and exits of the roundabout will be in place. Generally two way flow will be maintained throughout the construction period although we will need to change the traffic management arrangements and potentially work overnight for more disruptive work, including resurfacing.
For more information about the York Outer Ring Road improvements visit www.york.gov.uk/yorr