Road and drainage repairs to begin next month

Improvements to the road surface and drainage will be carried out on Newgate Street in Cottingham

A £125,000 scheme to repair roads and fix drainage issues in an East Yorkshire village is to begin next month.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said damaged kerbs and channels would be replaced on Newgate Street, between the junctions of King Street and Longmans Lane, in Cottingham.

The "essential work", which also includes resurfacing and assessing the drainage of standing surface water from the road following rainfall, is due to start on 11 August and is expected to take three weeks to complete.

The authority warned motorists and pedestrians of road closures, but said it would try to "keep disruption to a minimum".

During the repair work, King Street would be closed to traffic on 11 and 12 August, between 19:00 BST and midnight. It will also be closed at the same time on 29 August.

Newgate Street will remain open with two-way temporary traffic lights installed but one lane will be closed during the daytime, between 09:30 and 15:30, until the works are completed on 29 August.

Councillor Paul West, the council's cabinet member for environment and transport, said: "We have tried to keep disruption to traffic to a minimum and we thank local residents, businesses and drivers for their understanding and cooperation while we complete this scheme."

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