A major 4-phase road resurfacing project is to begin next week in Bridlington which will not be completed until February.

East Riding Council have set out plans for the project which is expected to cost them £1.6 million and will also see improvements being made to footpaths and road drainage.

Councillor Paul West, the council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “I want to thank residents and drivers for bearing with us while this scheme is completed.

“This is a big investment as these roads and footpaths in Bridlington need to be upgraded for the future.”

The lengthy project has been split into four phases, they are as follows:

Phase 1

The first phase of the project will see resurfacing being carried out on the roundabouts at the junction of A165 Scarborough Road and a new zebra crossing will also be installed on Scarborough Road.

This work will begin next Monday (September 30) and is scheduled to take four weeks to finish.

The works are planned to take place during the evenings to minimise disruption to traffic. The following closures will be in place; Well Lane, Marton Road and Market Place will be closed at the roundabouts from 6pm to 11pm, Monday to Friday, from 14 October for up to two weeks.

The roads will remain open at all other times. Signed diversion routes will be in place during the road closures.

Phase 2

The second phase of the project will see the resurfacing scheme will move to Flamborough Road in early November, with work lasting around three weeks under temporary traffic lights.

Unlike with phase 1 of the project, this period of resurfacing will take place during the day. As a result, side roads will be closed from 9.30am to 3.30pm on weekdays. The work will be carried out in stages to ensure access is maintained via signed diversion routes as the project progresses along the road.

Phase 3

In the penultimate episode of the project the resurfacing scheme, patching and footpath improvements will continue on to the following roads before Christmas:

  • Cliff Road, Sewerby,
  • Albert Street,
  • Sandsacre Road,
  • Clarence Road,
  • Marton Road/Pinfold Lane junction

Phase 4

The forth and final phase will take the project into the new year and will see resurfacing and path improvements in:

  • St Stephens Road, St Thomas Road, and St Andrew Road,
  • Travis Street.

The project is likely to come to an end by the end of February. The final work is due to be carried out in North Street, following a cable replacement by Northern Powergrid.

The work will be carried out on behalf of the council by contractor Thomas Bow.