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A 650-mile network of roads sits at the heart of the transport
network in Yorkshire and the North East – creating connections and
bringing opportunities for our region to thrive. This includes the
A63 through Hull where we’re investing £355m to create a new
junction. This will create a much better connection between the
city centre and the retail and docks area as well as improving the
link from the M62. And it will support the city’s economic growth,
improving journeys to and from the centre, and will help the Port
of Hull to thrive.
Drivers will have seen work has started on the eastbound
carriageway approaching Mytongate roundabout. This work is led by
Yorkshire Water to renew and reroute sewers that have been affected
by the construction of the new underpass.
This work is going to be complex due to the size of the pipes that
need to be diverted and the confined space that the crews have to
work in. Yorkshire Water has already carried out some preparatory
work close to the Myton Centre, Cogan Street to the north of
the
A63 and St James Street to the south ready for them to start the
diversion.
The new sewer needs to be built on each side of Mytongate and will
be created using a tunnel boring machine. The first tunnel on the
west side of Mytongate will be carried out between January and
April and the second one on the east side will be carried out
between April and August.
Dale Crapper, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “This is a
significant project for Hull and we’re pleased to be playing our
part by rerouting the sewer network in the area.
“We are collaborating with Highways England to carry out the work
on the A63 and will be using our expertise to overcome the
challenges this significant project poses.”
To carry out this work there will be narrow lanes and a 30mph speed
limit in place to allow them to safely carry out this work to
improve the sewer network.
At Highways England we believe in a connected country and our
network makes these connections happen. We strive to improve our
major roads and motorways - engineering the future to keep people
moving today and moving better tomorrow.
Flushing out a new vision for sewer management around
Mytongate
A63 Castle Street improvement
We’ve started demolishing Myton Centre,
which was originally owned by Hull City
Council, to create a new area of public
open space. This is to replace the land that
we needed at Trinity Burial Ground.
Demolition work has started and is expected to be complete by the
end of February. The area will then be landscaped and turned into a
new public open space, connecting the existing Jubilee Arboretum
with William Street Park.
We’ve also restarted our work to strengthen the central reservation
between Mytongate and Alfred
Street. This is so we can build the underpass and divert the large
sewer. It will also allow us to carry out more work during the day
going forward.
This work needs to be carried out overnight as we need to close the
eastbound A63 and reduce the westbound to one lane for safety.
We’re working between 8pm and 2am on weekdays until the end of
January. We have limited the noisiest activities to before
11.30pm.
In February we’ll be starting demolition work on the Arco building.
Further details will be provided to those closeby and on our
website.
We are Considerate Constructors
which is why we’re part of the
Considerate Constructor scheme.
It looks at how we respond to customer queries but also good
environmental, health and safety practice and social value – how we
work with local firms to safeguard jobs in the local
community.
If you have skills in civil engineering and
want to work on the A63 Castle St scheme
then why not keep an eye on
www.balfourbeattycareers.com/ early-careers
New noise and vibration monitoring equipment installed
We’ve been installing solar powered noise and vibration monitoring
equipment at seven key locations across the area. Utilising the
latest technology, this equipment requires minimal maintenance and
sends us data. This will help us to plan our work better, reduce
the impact for our customers and ensure we remain compliant with
any noise levels agreed.
Trinity Burial Ground reveals its secrets
Work is gathering pace at Trinity Burial Ground where up to 90
archaeologists are conducting extensive work. We’ve set up a
special webpage https://highwaysengland.co.uk/our-work/a63-castle-
street-archaeology/ to document all our finds and you can keep up
to date on our Twitter account too @HighwaysYorks Keep an eye out
for our special archaeology project which we’ll be launching
soon.
We’re always interested to hear about people’s
personal connection to those buried in the burial
ground - if you haven’t already been in touch but
have an interest please contact us.
Still open for business at Kingston Retail Park
We’re installing new temporary fencing around Kingston Retail Park
to screen shoppers from our working areas. There will be new
temporary pedestrian and vehicle routes to the retail park but
businesses and shops will remain open throughout our work and
shoppers will still be able to visit their favourite stores.
You can find out more about these items at
www.highwaysengland.co.uk/our-work/a63-castle-street-archaeology/
A63CastleStreet.Hull@ highwaysengland.co.uk
highwaysengland.co.uk/projects/
a63-castle-street-improvement/
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Due to Covid19 we’ve not been able to host public events to answer
any questions about the plans raised by local residents.
We’ll be hosting a virtual webinar for residents to dial into in
the not too distant future so please subscribe to our website to
receive updates. In the meantime if you do have any questions
please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Helping Hull Foodbank fight hunger at Christmas
We all know what a difficult year 2020 was for everyone contending
with the challenges presented by the pandemic. We worked with the
Hull Foodbank and our contractors raised over £1,000 and made food
donations. We also provided assistance to pick up donations
received at local superstores across the city and take them to the
Foodbank’s central distribution hub.
Cleaning up Wellington Street West
To ensure we’re doing our bit to help the community we’ve been
carrying out weekly litter picking and regular road sweeping
outside our site compound in Wellington Street West to maintain the
quality of the surrounding area.
Community work
We’ll be providing a community defibrillator on Wellington Street
West
We’re employing local suppliers/businesses where possible and have
already set up orders worth £1m over the last six months
We’re reducing our carbon footprint where possible. In Trinity
Burial Ground we’ve been using hybrid solar generators which has
resulted in 77% reduction in fuel consumption
when compared to a traditional generator. This has saved 4,500kg of
CO2 each month. That’s the same as nearly five trips between London
Gatwick and John F. Kennedy international airport in New York
We’re also using three electric diggers in the burial ground which
reduces all CO2