WORK STARTS ON FREETOWN WAY AHEAD OF MAJOR SCHEME

WORK has started to prepare Freetown Way for a major scheme that will see the return of two lanes of traffic on the road.

- By ANDREW SPENCE

An artist's impression of how the new CYCLOPS junction at Blundell's Corner could look

The project will also focus on developing facilities for off-road cycling.Hull City Council has announced that works are taking place to divert various utilities, including electricity and fibreoptics, which will prepare the site for the delivery of the main scheme. This will see the footways on both sides of Freetown Way widened, between Witham and Blundell's Corner, to accommodate safe, off-road cycle tracks, providing separated areas for both cyclists and pedestrians.

The scheme, which is part-funded by an allocation from Active Travel England's Active Travel Fund, will see cycle-optimised protected signals (CYCLOPS) junctions installed at Blundell's Corner and Witham, as well as Freetown Way's junctions with Wright Street, Charles Street, Caroline Street/Worship Street and George Street.