Some planned A63 Castle Street overnight closures ‘no longer required’
National Highways has altered the schedule of overnight closures planned for this month on the A63. The A63 Castle Street project, which started more than five years ago, seeks to take a section of the A63 into an underpass, allowing Ferensway to connect with Commercial Road at ground level. In December, the £355 million project, had its expected completion date delayed by a full year to Spring 2026. National Highways explained this delay by saying they had “encountered some extremely challenging ground conditions near the Humber that could not have been anticipated before the scheme began”. The most recent 'milestone' in the project was hit in March when 1124.6 cubic metres of concrete was poured into the site, creating fourteen base slabs. Due to the nature of the roadworks taking place, several sets of closures have…
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