Upgrades to improve traffic flow on Holderness Road

The filter lane to turn from Holderness Road into Kingston Shopping Centre

New images have been released showing improvements that will be made this summer to help traffic flow on Holderness Road.

A filter lane will be introduced for motorists turning right into Kingston Shopping Centre and McDonald’s to minimise disruption to traffic flow along the main route.

A new pedestrian crossing facility will also be incorporated at the junction with Southcoates Lane.

The works form part of ongoing improvements to Holderness Road, in east Hull, including the refresh of the cycle lanes. 

Councillor Daren Hale, Portfolio Holder for Economic Investment and Regeneration at Hull City Council, said: “We took the decision to further improve traffic flow along this busy route whilst undertaking the refresh of the cycle lanes.

“We understand that motorists waiting to turn right from Holderness Road into the Kingston Shopping Centre regularly obstruct traffic heading out of the city during the evening rush hour. This queuing traffic regularly extends up to and beyond the Mount Pleasant junction, creating unnecessary gridlock.

The Southcoates Lane pedestrian crossing

“This is why we are currently looking at diverting the cycle lanes onto the footpaths within the vicinity of this area, so that a right turn lane can be incorporated onto Holderness Road. This will allow motorists who are turning right to queue without obstructing vehicles heading east, reducing the likelihood of traffic building up at the Mount Pleasant junction.”

For cyclists heading east out of the city, a route will be installed on the pavement so that a lane for right-turning traffic into Southcoates Lane only can be maintained. In addition to this, a new pedestrian crossing facility will also be installed. 

Coun Hale said: “There is currently no safe crossing route for pedestrians at this key junction, so we hope that this targeted intervention will help to support some of our most vulnerable road users and improve overall road safety.”