Work starts on Freetown Way ahead of major scheme

Hull Daily Mail Icon News Hull & East Yorkshire News Hull City Council A major outcome of the scheme will be Freetown Way reverting to two lanes in each direction Work has started to prepare Freetown Way for a major scheme that will see the return of two lanes of traffic on the road. The project will also focus on developing facilities for off-road cycling. Hull City Council has announced that works are taking place to divert various utilities, including electricity and fibreoptics, which will prepare the site for the delivery of the main scheme. This will see the footways on both sides of Freetown Way widened, between Witham and Blundell’s Corner, to accommodate safe, off-road cycle tracks, providing separated areas for both cyclists and pedestrians. The scheme, which is part-funded by an allocation from Active Travel England’s Active Travel Fund, will see cycle-optimised protected signals (CYCLOPS) junctions installed at Blundell’s Corner and Witham, as well as Freetown Way’s junctions with Wright Street, Charles Street, Caroline Street/Worship Street and George Street. Councillor Mark Ieronimo, cabinet portfolio holder for transport and infrastructure, said: “The start of these enabling works is the next key milestone for this scheme and shows that we are getting on with the job. “As a council, we said that we would listen to our residents, and they told us that they wanted Freetown Way to be turned back to two lanes of traffic and that they wanted more off-road cycling facilities. And this is exactly what we are doing. “This scheme represents a significant investment in one of Hull’s busiest routes and is designed to help people travel across the city by whatever mode of transport they choose whether it is by bike, by car or on foot. We fully appreciate that our residents, businesses and members of the travelling public want to see this scheme get underway and that it is completed in a timely manner. “It is therefore vitally…
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