First section of A180 Cycle Superhighway to be finished in mid-July

First section of A180 Cycle Superhighway to be finished in mid-July

North East Lincolnshire Council have confirmed that the first section of the Cycle Superhighway on the A180 is expected to be completed in mid-July.

Works to build the new Superhighway are “progressing on site”, with resurfacing and lining works taking place on the eastbound carriageway between the Westgate roundabout to the Lockhill roundabout from Monday 1 June for two weeks.

From this date, work will also start on Hobson Way in Immingham for eight weeks.

Once these are complete, traffic management measures will be removed and works will start on the westbound carriageway.

The first section of the £2.6 million Cycle Superhighway project will then be finished.

A spokesperson for North East Lincolnshire Council said: “The full project will see a total of 3.8km of new off-road cycleway constructed to give cyclists a safe and sustainable route across the South Humber Bank to access work and training facilities.

“£2.2m of the funding came from the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (GLLEP), with £400,000 contributed by the council and private sector.

“The final new section of cycleway will be constructed on the A1173 Immingham to Stallingborough carriageway, starting in the autumn.

“North East Lincolnshire Council and ENGIE would like to apologise in advance of these works for any inconvenience caused and thank road users and businesses for their support while we carry out these improvements.”