£135m infrastructure investment to improve roads across the region

National Highways has revealed a multi-million pound package of improvements to roads, pavements and bridges across Yorkshire and North East over the next 12 months.

Motorways and major A roads including the M1, A1(M), M62, M18, A1, A19, A63 and A69 are all part of the planned package.

Planned works include road resurfacing, bridge joint replacements, improved signage and drainage, renewal of barriers and traffic lights along with provision of facilities for those on foot, bicycles or horses.

In total, National Highways will spend more than £135m on over 300 maintenance and renewal schemes across the region, which covers a total of 670 miles.

Simon Boyle, National Highways regional director, said: “Here in Yorkshire and the North East our 670-mile network sits at the heart of the region’s infrastructure, from the motorways that span the region, to the city roads of Leeds and Newcastle, and rural single carriageways.

“Providing access to international gateways – from ports at Grimsby and Immingham and Tees and Hartlepool, to airports at Teesside and Leeds-Bradford – our road system supports business growth.

“It also brings tourism to our stunning natural, cultural and historic attractions.

“This investment means we can continue our work to deliver the essential maintenance and vital upgrades that will help keep drivers on the move throughout the region, wherever their journey takes them.”

The programme of improvements and maintenance includes:

  • New facilities for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians along the A616 at Underbank in South Yorkshire;
  • Resurfacing on the A63 between North Cave and South Cave in the East Riding of Yorkshire;
  • Renewal of traffic signals on the A64 at Rillington, Staxton and Sherburn in North Yorkshire;
  • Parapet replacement on the M62 between junction 24 and 25 in West Yorkshire.

This latest investment into the region’s roads follows on from last year’s essential maintenance programme which saw National Highways inject £121m into the completion of 318 road renewal and maintenance projects.

From April 2021 to March 2022, this included the resurfacing of more than 150 lane miles of motorways and major A roads in Yorkshire and the North East.

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