Overnight closures planned at Hessle Road flyover for inspection

Hull Daily Mail Icon News Hull & East Yorkshire News Traffic & Travel The council is planning future strengthening works to ‘ensure the flyover’s long-term resilience’ Overnight closures will take place later this month on Hessle Road flyover. Hull City Council’s bridges team will be carrying out a principal inspection on the flyover to “assess structural integrity and safety”. The authority says inspections are a “vital part of maintaining the city’s transport infrastructure and are conducted every six years”. The findings at Hessle Road flyover will then “feed into the development of the structure’s future strengthening and repair scheme”. To minimise disruption, the inspections on the flyover will be completed during the early hours over two consecutive weekends. There will be a westbound closure from 12.30am until 5am on Sunday, November 23, and an eastbound closure from 11pm on Saturday, November 29 until 6am on Sunday, November 30. During these periods, signed diversion routes and traffic management will be in place. Councillor Mark Ieronimo, portfolio holder for transport and infrastructure at the council, said: “Routine inspections like this are vital for maintaining the safety and reliability of our transport infrastructure. Our bridges team are working hard to keep the flyover operational whilst we plan for future strengthening works, which will ensure the flyover’s long-term resilience. “I’m pleased that this inspection has been scheduled overnight, across two consecutive weekends, to reduce the impact on road users and pedestrians. However, I appreciate that this is still going to cause some disruption and thank everyone for their patience.” Did …
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