£250m road scheme delayed for fourth time

A £250m scheme to develop a key and one of the busiest routes in Hull has been delayed for a fourth time.

Work to build an underpass at Mytongate and a footbridge linking the marina and city centre will now start in March 2020 and will not be completed until 2025, BBC News reported.

The footbridge was originally planned to be open this year as Hull celebrates its UK City of Culture status.

Highways England said it wanted to “resolve technical and practical challenges” at the A63 Castle Street.

Hull City Council said it was “extremely disappointed” by the news.

In a statement, Highways England said: “”We are committed to delivering the important A63 improvement which will relieve congestion and improve accessibility to the Port of Hull as soon as we possibly can.”

Last year Highways England pushed work on the footbridge back to 2018. Earlier this year it deferred construction again to 2019.