NEW BROUGH ROUNDABOUT OPENS FOLLOWING £4.7 MILLION INVESTMENT

A new £4.7 million roundabout has opened to traffic in Brough, which East Riding of Yorkshire Council has said is designed to improve the congested junction for years to come. 

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has constructed a new three-arm roundabout in the town to replace the previous busy junction at Welton Road, Welton Low Road, Water Lane and the A63.   

Work on the major scheme has taken 16 months and is now open to drivers. Council contractors are now adding the finishing touches. 

The project has been funded by the Brough South Consortium, as part of a planning condition to cope with the increased traffic generated by the building of hundreds of new houses and businesses on the Brough South Development. 

The roundabout is designed to improve the capacity of the junction by around 25 per cent and reduce traffic queues and delays, especially during rush hours. 

Newly installed traffic lights, soon to be switched on, are fitted with queue detection equipment designed to manage traffic flows at all times of the day, particularly to and from the Hull direction. 

Work to be carried out over the next two weeks includes installing fencing and pedestrian guardrails, more signs and lighting columns. 

Landscaping and planting on the site will continue over the winter. 

As part of the scheme, a new footpath and cycle path have been created to give people a more direct and safer route to South Hunsley School from Brough.

New toucan and puffin crossings are also included to allow for easier pedestrian crossings.  These paths are still to be resurfaced in the next couple of weeks before opening to the public. 

Much of the work carried out throughout the scheme was done off the existing roads, and some overnight, so as not to disrupt traffic. 

Councillor Nigel Wilkinson, the council’s cabinet member for finance and governance, said: “This is a significant investment by the Brough South Consortium, and I’m extremely pleased we’ve been able to deliver this new roundabout for the benefit of drivers who have suffered severe delays in the past. 

“This roundabout has been built to cope with the increase in traffic and to help to open up this area for new housing, industry and jobs. 

“The new paths and crossings we’ve created will also give pedestrians and schoolchildren a much safer route to and from the school.”