£1m scheme to create new footpath and cycle way for Bishop Burton
Mon 3rd February 2025
A scheme to create a new joint footpath and cycleway between Bishop Burton and the Kilingwoldgraves roundabout will get underway in February.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is to invest £1m to construct a 1,400m (0.9 mile) stretch of path from the village to the roundabout, on the A1079 Hull to York road.
The work is scheduled to start on Monday 17 February and be completed by early August.
The scheme is part funded by Active Travel England and by the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The new path, with a width of around 2.5m, will link the village with the new service station built next to the roundabout.
There is a current path between Bishop Burton and the roundabout but it is deemed far too narrow, in a poor condition and can’t be used by cyclists.
In the future, the council hopes to extend the footpath and cycleway in the opposite direction from the roundabout to Beverley Westwood, and external funding is being sought for this.
As part of the scheme, a new Toucan crossing will also be installed on Dog Kennel Lane, north of the roundabout, to help pedestrians and cyclists cross over the road.
A new 40mph speed limit will be introduced on the approach to the roundabout, and the existing 30mph limit on the A1079 road will be extended from Bishop Burton village to the Finchcroft Lane/Bishop Burton Road crossroads.
While the work is being carried out, temporary traffic lights will be in operation between 9.30am and 3.30pm on weekdays and 9.30am to 3pm on Saturdays.
There will also be a temporary 30mph speed limit between the roundabout and the village during the construction.
The current footpath will also be closed for the length of the project.
The work will be carried out by council contractor PBS Construction Ltd from Hull.
Councillor Paul West, the council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “Thanks to drivers and pedestrians for bearing with us while we do this work.
“We need to upgrade this very narrow path for the benefit of walkers and cyclists along this busy stretch of road, and it will provide a much safer and popular route when it’s complete.”
