Road to close for 10 weeks for roundabout work

A main road in Hull will be closed for about 10 weeks while multimillion-pound improvements to two roundabouts continue.

Ennerdale (north) will be closed from Thursday 21 May between the Thomas Clarkson Way/Ennerdale junction and Littondale, Hull City Council said.

The closure will enable CityFibre to carry out essential diversion and disconnection works, which need to take place to allow the council's contractor, CR Reynolds Ltd, to widen the road and improve the drainage.

The council previously said the improvements to the roundabouts at Ennerdale Leisure Centre and the junction of Wawne Road and Bude Road represented a "major investment in our city's future".

Following consultation with the city's bus operators, a diversion route has been agreed to ensure that Sutton Park continues to receive an uninterrupted bus service, the council said.

Chris Jackson, the authority's executive director of regeneration and partnerships, said: "Working with our contractor, we have made significant progress on the Kingswood roundabout schemes since we started on site in February – including drainage works and the reprofiling of the nearby embankments in order to create the space needed to increase the capacity of the carriageway.

"The traffic management changes planned for May will enable utility providers to undertake diversion works before we start full construction of the carriageway widening, including surfacing and the installation of new kerblines and streetlighting."

The council thanked residents and businesses for "their patience and understanding" during the work.

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