Update on upcoming major Freetown Way scheme
Work on the major project will get underway next month 13:26, 11 Mar 2026 Updated 14:55, 11 Mar 2026 Hull City Council has announced it has appointed a contractor to get underway with the upcoming Freetown Way project. Balfour Beatty has been appointed to make a start on the scheme which will see the return of two lanes of traffic in each direction as well as the development of off-road cycling facilities. The mayor city centre road, which is one of Hull’s busiest routes, was reduced to just one lane in each direction in 2020. However, from April, work to reverse this will take place. In addition to returning Freetown Way to its previous configuration, the scheme will also see the footways on both sides of the road widened, between Witham and Blundell’s Corner, to accommodate safe, off-road cycle tracks, providing separated areas for both people cycling and pedestrians. The scheme, which is part-funded by an allocation from Active Travel England’s Active Travel Fund, will also 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. The initial works will include the removal of cycle wands currently on the carriageway, with appropriate traffic manageme…
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