Hull City Council has introduced new funding from their Highways Capital Programme for traffic calming and highway improvement works around Baker Street and Wright Street. 

This scheme will involve the installation of permanent measures by introducing traffic islands and footpath buildouts on Baker Street at the junction with Prospect Street and on Wright Street and Percy Street.

This will replace the temporary measures in place supporting the one-way traffic regulation order on Baker Street and Wright Street which is expected to assist cyclists to navigate through the city centre from Freetown Way and help with traffic flow. 

It also includes aspects of maintenance such as the installation of new gullies and changes to channels to reduce standing water.

Broken brick setts and pavers on Wright Street and Percy Street will be replaced, whilst tactile blister blocks will be installed to aid those with visual impairments.

The project will help encourage cyclists into the city centre, creating a safer off-road cycle route near Freetown Way which has been confirmed to be returning to two lanes of traffic in the future.

The works will be carried out by contractor Wright Civil Engineering and will begin on Monday 19th June, expecting to last up to 10 weeks until August. 

Cllr Mark Ieronimo, Portfolio Holder for Transport, Roads and Highways at Hull City Council, said: “People have told us that more needs to be done to improve Hull's roads and we are committed to improving the city's transport network one step at a time.

"These works are essential to ensure that the traffic regulation order is fully supported and come shortly after the council secured funding to return Freetown Way back to two lanes.

“The existing measures are not suitable for the highway and these works will see fewer temporary traffic cones and more firm action."