Preparation work for Howden relief road to start

Preparation work for a relief road in Howden is to begin next week.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said the new road would connect the A614 Thorpe Road with Station Road.

It wants to reduce congestion by diverting some traffic away from the town centre.

Initial work on the £49m scheme is due to start on 1 July, and the project is expected to be finished in 2027.

From Monday, work will begin on creating access roads and space for the contractor, as well as installing temporary traffic lights. A temporary 30mph speed limit will be introduced from Caville Bends into the town.

Adam Holmes, the council's director of infrastructure and facilities, said: “We need to undertake this initial work to ready the site for when the main construction begins next year.

“When it’s complete, we hope the relief road will be a huge benefit to Howden by taking some larger traffic away from the congested town centre, and will also be a help to drivers by providing a new, quicker route.”

The scheme was approved by the authority’s planning committee in June 2023 as part of proposals to build 1,900 homes, a school, a pub and an additional factory for Howdens Joinery.

It will be funded by local housing developers and the council.

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