MOTORISTS URGED TO AVOID ROUNDABOUT AFTER TOLL BAR ACADEMY REOPENS NEXT WEEK

                                                     

Toll Bar Academy - set to welcome back pupils and staff on Wednesday

MOTORISTS  are being urged to avoid Toll Bar roundabout as from next  week when pupils and staff school return for the new term.

A six-month refurbishment  programme is progressing on schedule, but longer journey times should be expected when Tollbar Academy reopens from next Wednesday.

This will result in a surge in traffic at least twice during the day.

Removal of four splitter islands on the approaches to the roundabout has allowed contractors to work safely while traffic flow has been maintained. 

The next phase of the programme, road widening on Station Road (west), outside Tollbar Academy, is well underway.

Most of it will be completed before students return.

A temporary footpath and crossing point have been constructed on the south side of Station Road (west) by contractors CR Reynolds, removing any confusion for pedestrians looking to cross the road to access Toll Bar Academy.

Says Cllr Stewart Swinburn, NELC's cabinet member for highways: “We are pleased with how the work is progressing. 

"Traffic will increase next week with the reopening of schools but, hopefully, any delays will be kept to a minimum.

“It is a significant project which aims to improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety at one of the borough’s busiest junctions.

"The project remains on schedule to be completed by January.”

The first of a series of monthly newsletters has been sent out to parish councils to keep everybody informed about progress.

The programme is being undertaken by CR Reynolds on behalf of North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner, Engie.