Road resurfacing scheme costing £1.5m to start

A £1.5m scheme will improve the surface of the main road through Market Weighton

A road resurfacing scheme costing £1.5m is set to start in spring.

Work to improve the main road through Market Weighton is scheduled to begin on Monday, 15 April, and take 20 weeks to complete.

The project also included a 0.6 mile (1km) stretch from York Road to Sancton Road.

Councillor Paul West, East Riding of Yorkshire Council cabinet member for environment and transport, said the work was necessary to “improve the road for the benefit of everyone”.

The scheme would involve the resurfacing and other improvements on York Road, Market Place, High Street, Finkle Street, Southgate and Sancton Road, between the junctions of Holme Road, York Road and the A1079 Sancton Road roundabout.

Work in the town centre has been scheduled to be carried out in the evening to avoid disruption to residents, businesses and road users, the council said.

The road would reopen during the day.

Some work, mainly in residential areas, would need to be completedduring the day.

The council said the work would be carried out in six phases to “avoid disruption as much as possible”, with access for the emergency services, bin collections, deliveries and post.

Mr West added: "This is a major undertaking but needs to be carried out.

"We have tried to time these works to avoid disruption as much as possible and we'd like to thank residents, business owners and motorists for bearing with us while we carry out this scheme.”

Six phases

• Phase one: Resurfacing of York Road, Market Place and High Street from around 15 April to 10 May, working Monday to Friday from 18:00 to 23:00. A temporary road closure will be in place for through-traffic, with a diversion in place via York Road, the A1079 and Sancton Road.

• Phase two: The surface along Finkle Street will be patched and the mini-roundabout with High Street and Beverley Road will be resurfaced. Evening work will be carried out from around 13 to 22 May, Monday to Friday, from 18:00 to 23:00. There will be a temporary road closure of Finkle Street to through-traffic during the evening works, with a diversion in place via York Road, the A1079 and Sancton Road.

• Phase three: Southgate will be resurfaced in the evening under a temporary road closure, with work carried out Monday to Friday from 18:00 to 23:00, from around 11 to 19 June. Before that, improvements will be made to footpaths and kerbing during the daytime, Monday to Friday, from 09:00 to 17:00, from around 23 May to 10 June, under temporary traffic lights.

• Phase four: The road outside the Tesco supermarket will be resurfaced on Sundays, after trading hours, between 5pm and midnight, on 23 and 30 June and 7 July, under a temporary road closure, with a diversion via Holme Road and the A1079. Some daytime improvements to the footpath and kerbing will also be carried out, expected on 20 and 21 June.

Resurfacing work is also planned on Princess Road

• Phase five: The section between Swales Drive and Cliffe Road will be resurfaced during the daytime, Monday to Friday, from 09:00 to 17:00, expected between 24 June and 12 July. There will be a temporary 24-hour road closure for through-traffic, with a diversion via Holme Road and the A1079.

• Phase six: Sancton Road will be resurfaced between the Cliffe Road junction and the A1079 roundabout, working during the daytime, Monday to Friday, from 09:00 to 17:00, expected from 5 to 16 August. There will be a temporary 24-hour road closure for through-traffic, with a diversion via Holme Road and the A1079. In addition, resurfacing work is also planned on Princess Road, Princess Close and Spring Road, due to be carried out during the daytime alongside phase six.