New images show how Hull ‘CYCLOPS junction’ and two-lane Freetown…

Designs for improvements to the Beverley Road-Freetown Way junction in Hull, including widening the latter to two lanes, have been unveiled ahead of a consultation this summer. Plans currently being drawn up for the scheme include widening Freetown Way's footways between Witham and Blundell's Corner for new off-road cycle lanes. They will lead onto the junction, also with Ferensway and Spring Bank, which will be designed to keep traffic, cyclists and pedestrians separate from one another. Hull City Council Transport Portfolio Holder Cllr Mark Ieronimo said the scheme would provide better facilities for cyclists and improvements for pedestrians while returning to two lanes for traffic. The designs unveiled by the council show the cycle-optimised protected signals (CYCLOPS) junction is intended to cut the number of accidents by separating different road users. READ MORE: A63 Hull closures in March and April 2024- times and locations Hull bus lanes: Your questions answered, from times to fines and when changes come into force The outer ring of the junction is a cycle lane which acts like a roundabout with signal crossings, creating a safe route for cyclists separate from traffic. Pedestrians then use the inner ring and signals for them and cyclists go green at the same time while cars and other vehicles have to stop. Pedestrians should have to go through fewer stages to get where they want to go and have more space to wait at crossings. Cyclists will also have a protected right turn on the junction on a gentle radius and they can filter left without signal control. A diagram showing how the 'CYCLOPS' junction at Hull's Blundell Corner would work (Image: Hull City Council) The junction is designed so that journey times do not get longer than they already are. Summer's consultation is set to be followed by the appointment of a contractor, with works set to begin in spring 2025. It comes after the council confirmed that F
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