Castle Street Improvement A63 Public consultation An executive agency of the Department for Transport Kingston Upon Hull A165 A1079 A1033 Port of Hull The Humber A63 Castle Street M62, West Improvements © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey 100030649 This leafl et focuses on the detail of our proposals. A representation of these proposals is shown on the following images. The main changes since the preferred route announcement are identifi ed below the images. Castle Street Public consultation A63 Introduction The Highways Agency is proposing to relieve are now able to present our proposed road congestion and provide better access to the improvements in more detail and are seeking Port of Hull by improving the A63 between the your views on them. St James Street/ Porter Street junctions and the Market Place/Queen Street junctions. The project is classed as a nationally signifi cant infrastructure project under the The A63 Castle Street scheme is Planning Act 2008. As such we are required approximately 0.9 miles long and is a dual to make an application for a development carriageway which runs through the centre consent order to construct the project. We of Hull. The objectives of the project are to intend to make our application by spring reduce traffi c congestion, improve access to 2014. The application will be made to the the port, improve safety for road users and Planning Inspectorate who will examine the the local community and to reduce severance application and make a recommendation between the city centre and the leisure to the Secretary of State for Transport, who facilities to the south of the A63 Castle Street. will make a decision on whether it should go ahead. A consultation exercise was held in spring 2009 detailing two preferred and four non The consultation runs from Friday 28 preferred options. The consultation found an June 2013 to Thursday 15 August 2013. overall preference for the underground option. All responses to this consultation will be This option was subsequently announced considered and will infl uence where possible, as the preferred route in March 2010. Since further refi nements to the proposals. the preferred route announcement, the design has been developed further. We The Planning Act 2008 process for nationally significant infrastructure projects The Six Steps Pre-application Acceptance Pre-examinationP Examination Decision Post-decision View our The Planning You can register The Planning The Planning There is the proposals Inspectorate has with the Planning Inspectorate has 6 Inspectorate will opportunity for 28 days to decide Inspectorate as an months to carry out make a legal challenge. Attend our whether the interested party the examination. recommendation consultation application meets so to be kept to the relevant events the required informed of Registered Secretary of State standards to progress and Parties can send within 3 months. Provide your proceed, including opportunities to written comments The Secretary of comments by 15th whether our be involved. The to the Planning State then has a August 2013. consultation has Planning Inspectorate. further 3 months been adequate. Inspectorate will to issue a They can ask to set timescales. decision. speak at a public hearing. How you can be involved 3 l l u 4 AD H NLABY RO A1105 A r e v Princes i R FERENSWAY Quay Shopping STREET DOCK PRINCE’S Centre Myton Area of proposed MARKET PLACE Bridge footbridge OAD Area 3 N R RISO GAR Mytongate A63 CASTLE STREET A63 Junction T E HUMBER DOCK STREET E R T Hull Marina Area of proposed Trinity Burial R S footbridge Area 1 E Ground C O M PORT M E Area 2 R Area of proposed SPRUCE RD C I footbridge A ET L E The Deep TR R S O Y LE A ER D WAV A63 HESSLE ROAD The Humber © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey 100030649 Castle Street Public consultation A63 The proposed route Area 1 - West of Mytongate Junction We will be: Restricting access onto the A63 from Restricting movements on side roads side roads by closing junctions. to improve safety Replacing the signal controlled pedestrian crossing with a new footbridge over the A63 near Porter Street. Cogan Street William & Cogan Street closed B William Street Porter Street New restricted Area of proposed access footbridge A St James Street closed D Spruce Road C D Access road closed New A rc o access Changes since preferred route announcement A Restricted access for local businesses has been provided via Spruce Road to improve local traffic movements. B William Street / Cogan Street has been closed to through traffic to improve safety. C The slip road onto the A63 has been made longer to help traffic fl ow. D St. James Street and Waverley Street junctions with the A63 have been closed to improve safety. 5 Castle Street Public consultation A63 Area 2 - Mytongate Junction We will be: Providing a split level junction at Providing combined pedestrian/ Mytongate to separate A63 traffi c and cyclist routes across both sides of the local traffi c. new Mytongate bridge Lowering the A63 by approximately 7m Replacing the signal controlled and providing a new Mytongate bridge pedestrian crossing with a new to carry Ferensway over the A63. footbridge over the A63 at Prince’s Quay. Myton Street Pr inc e’s Quay Cas tle Ear l De Gr ey W6 Warehouse Buildings Public House Ferensway C C B A Area of proposed Existing access to Pumping footbridge A63 lowered by Holiday Inn Hotel B Station approximately 7m closed New Bridge to carry Ferensway over the A63 Mytongate Junction New access to Holiday Inn Hotel Commercial road Changes since preferred route announcement A A 3.0m wide combined cycleway/footway route has been added to the west side of the new Mytongate bridge. B Two lanes have been provided on all the slip roads and across the new Mytongate bridge to minimise delays during construction. C Two grade II listed buildings (Castle Buildings and the Earl De Grey public house) are maintained. 6 Castle Street Public consultation A63 Area 3 - East of Mytongate Junction We will be: Providing three lanes for east bound PRINCE’S DOCK STREET traffi c between Princes Dock Street POSTERNGATE N CHURCH SIDE and Market Place junction. LANE DAGGER Restricting access to the A63 from ROBINSON ROW side roads by closing junctions S CHURCH SIDE Replacing the signal controlled MARKET PLACE pedestrian crossings with a new FISH ST VICAR LANE footbridge over the A63 at Market A63 CASTLE STREET Place junction. HUMBER DOCK ST Altering priorities on side roads to improve access Road to be closed One Way Street Princes Dock Street South Church Fish Side D Dagger D Street Lane Vicar Lane Myton Sw ing Mar ket Bridge Business Place B access B B A C Junction A Closed Finkle Street Market Place Junction Queen Street Area of proposed Hu mber Doc k footbridge Street Changes since preferred route announcement A Market Place/Queen Street junction with the A63 improved to assist merging traffic joining the A63. B Dagger Lane, Fish Street, Vicar Lane and Humber Dock Street junctions with the A63 closed to improve safety. C Footways rerouted to suit improved scheme layout and new footbridge locations. D Change Princes Dock Street access from the A63 to one way and change South Church Side into a two way street. 7 Castle Street Public consultation A63 Environmental considerations The project is an environmental impact without the project. Where there could be assessment (EIA) development, as defi ned by a negative effect, we will consider ways to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental remove or reduce it using mitigation. The Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009. A full results of the EIA will be published in our environmental statement will be submitted environmental statement. More information, as part of the development consent order drawing on assessment work carried out application. We will be completing an EIA to to date, can be found in the EIA scoping further understand the effects of the proposal report, which contains our preliminary on the environment. The EIA covers several environmental information. A brief summary topics for which we need to understand the of the main topics covered in the EIA is environmental situation both with and provided below: We will consider emissions that may arise from the project during constructi on and once Air quality open. We have started a six-month air quality monitoring programme in the local area. This topic covers archaeological remains, historic buildings and landscapes. We will cover Cultural direct impacts as well as how the project aff ects the setti ngs and landscapes of potenti ally heritage important assets including the conservati on area. We will cover the eff ects on the local landscape and on the quality of views. We will Landscape and propose planti ng and improvements to the urban fabric in appropriate locati ons in order to visual amenity miti gate the eff ects of the project on the landscape and visual amenity. We will consider eff ects on ecological important sites at the local, regional, nati onal and Ecology internati onal level as required by the relevant regulati ons. We will also consider various and nature species including bats, as well as wintering and breeding birds. We are currently updati ng conservati on our ecological surveys. Geology and We will consider the disturbance of groundwater and the disturbance of any contaminated soils land. Materials This includes the use of resources and the generati on and management of waste. The eff ects of changes in noise on people can be reported in terms of nuisance. Traffi c Noise and fl ow data and the constructi on methodology will be used to assess the noise and vibrati on vibrati on impacts of the project during both constructi on and operati on.