A63 underpass opening date announced as project nears completion

Hull Daily Mail Icon News Hull & East Yorkshire News Traffic & Travel The huge Castle Street scheme is almost finished The new underpass on the A63 Castle Street will open to traffic later this month. National Highways is currently making the finishing touches to the complex split-level junction upgrade project which began in 2020. It has now confirmed the underpass will open on Monday, March 23. National Highways added: “Once it opens, we’ll connect the entry and exit slip roads and Commercial Road to Ferensway. The full scheme will be complete by the end of March 2026. “The road layout and some signs will be new to you. Please take extra care while you get used to them.” The underpass takes the A63 below street level with a new junction created above it allowing traffic moving between Ferensway and Commercial Road to pass over the dual carriageway as well as enter and exit it. Last month, senior project manager Fran Oliver told Hull Live the new underpass will “reduce severance across the city centre” and make journey times more reliable. Once the work is completed, traffic will once again be able to turn right onto the A63 from Ferensway. The new bridge will also include a footpath, enhancing pedestrian access to Kingston Retail Park. Work to lower the A63 at the junction with Ferensway and Commercial Road to create the new split-level interchange and widen the eastbound carriageway between Princes Dock Street and Market Place began six years ago. It was originally due to be completed in Spring 2025 but a year-long delay was announced in December 2024 after “extremely challenging ground conditions” were discovered that “could not have been anticipated before the scheme began”. The A63 Castle Street project is one of a number of long-term projects in the city that are set to be completed in 2026. This year is also set to be key for the Hull Mari…
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