Progress report

We’re building a landmark pedestrian footbridge, accessible to cyclists and wheelchair users, crossing the A63 between Princes Dock to the north and Humber Dock (Hull Marina) to the south.

The bridge, which has received a funding contribution of £4 million by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, is the first phase of the A63 Castle Street improvements scheme and will create better pedestrian links in Hull city centre.

Alongside this, we’re making improvements at Roger Millward Way (formerly known as Garrison Road). The existing junction will be improved with a ‘hamburger’ design, which provides a new road running through the middle of the roundabout creating the burger shape. This will ease congestion and improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

These two large projects will be co-ordinated and carried out together to cause the least disruption to the public on the A63. They will be carried out by the same contractor.

This also means that all work can be scheduled to minimise our overall time on site and make the best use of the funds available.

What's next?

Since starting on site we’ve made great progress, with preparations under way to start building the foundations of the bridge.

The arrival of a 132-tonne crane marks the start of bridge foundation work for Princes Quay Bridge. The crane, situated on the southern side of the A63 by Hull marina, will be used to drive 16 30-metre-long tubes of steel into the ground as part of the bridge foundations.

Once all the steel tubes are in place, work will switch to the northern side of the A63 where we’ll use a different method; we’ll drill five 30-metre holes using a huge ‘screw-like’ piece of equipment. All of this work forms part of the main foundation for the bridge and will allow engineers to remove tonnes of earth from each side of the road, ready to start installing the bridge.

During construction, we’ll keep you informed along the way. We’ll display information on the site fencing, send regular newsletters and update our website. You can keep up to date on Twitter by searching for #A63HullPQbridge.

You can also check the planned roadworks below if you’re travelling through the area so you can plan your journey to be as hassle free as possible.

Why we need this scheme

The bridge is an important part of the A63 Castle Street improvement scheme which will allow pedestrians and cyclists to move freely across the A63.

The improvements at Roger Millward Way are needed to ease congestion and improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

The scheme in detail

The bridge scheme consists of:

• access to improve crossing facilities for pedestrians, cyclists and disabled users over the A63
• a landmark architectural design
• enhanced public urban environment

The Roger Millward Way roundabout upgrade is a ‘hamburger’ type design consisting of:

• full signalisation of the roundabout
• construction of two lanes in either direction through the centre of the roundabout creating a ‘hamburger’ type design allowing the A63 to flow straight through the roundabout
• improved pedestrian and cycle facilities

Aims

The bridge aims to:

• help to support the local economy by better linking the city centre to the waterfront
• be a landmark piece of infrastructure and architecture for the city of Hull
• act as a safe pedestrian and cyclist route to cross the A63 during the main A63 Castle Street scheme work

The improvements at Roger Millward Way roundabout aim to:

• reduce congestion and smooth the flow of traffic to improve travel times, making journeys more reliable
• improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists by including upgrades to pedestrian and cycle facilities

Spurn Lightship

The Spurn Lightship was moved to a mooring on the south-east side of Hull Marina on 5 September 2018 and will remain there for the duration of work on the bridge. This is because we’re building a platform that extends out into the marina to accommodate the southern access ramps where the Spurn Lightship was previously moored.

A video below shows the ship being moved.

The vessel will stay moored within the marina until 2021 and it is planned that it will receive specialist conservation to ensure its long-term preservation. The vessel will then be moved to a new permanent home in Hull Marina. You can keep up to date on the Spurn Lightship on Hull City Council’s website.

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