North East Lincolnshire Council’s regeneration services partnership will start work this week to improve air quality on one of the main roads in Grimsby as well as improve road safety and traffic flows at two key junctions.

Temporary traffic management will be in place on the A180 Lockhill roundabout to keep the public and contractors safe while some of the work is carried out. This might lead to the some disruption for motorists at times.

The aim of the scheme is to cut the level of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions from traffic in the Cleethorpe Road area.

Traffic flow will be improved to reduce congestion and reduce vehicle waiting times at the junctions.

Work starts on Monday 29 September and is expected to take 26 weeks to complete. The first stage of the works are at Lockhill roundabout and will take about three months to complete – these include:

• Introducing an extra lane on the A180 westbound approach
• Resurfacing and new signs
• Improvements to the roundabout surroundings
• New lighting and footpaths on the nearby Old Cleethorpe Road.

People are advised that there might be some delays at times and to take this into account when planning journeys.

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The second stage of the works are in the Riby Square area of the town and are likely to start in the New Year – these include:

• Closing off the existing access from Riby Square to Cleethorpe Road
• Introducing a right turn lane from Cleethorpe Road eastbound into Freeman Street
• Upgrading the existing traffic signals at the Freeman Street/Cleethorpe Road junction
• Upgrading the existing footpath around the Freeman Street/Cleethorpe Road junction
• Resurfacing

The council, working in partnership with Cofely, secured funding from the Department for Transport’s Local Pinch Point Fund to carry out these air quality improvement works and to replace the bridge bearings on the Cleethorpe Road flyover.

During the summer a trial one-way system was put into place in the Riby Square area as part of the air quality improvement scheme.

The introduction of a permanent one-way system in the area has been put on hold for the time being following feedback from businesses and residents after the trial.