A1079 road

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The A1079 is a major road in Northern England. It links the cities of York and Kingston upon Hull, both in Yorkshire. The road is noted for its past safety issues, and regularly features in the Road Safety Foundations reports on Britain's most dangerous roads. Campaigners have been calling for the entire route to be made into a dual carriageway.

Route

The road begins in central

A1174 at a roundabout west of Beverley at Killingwoldgraves.[7]

The section from Killingwoldgraves roundabout to the northern outskirts of Hull is known as the Beverley Bypass;

Hull to Bridlington line, as well as the Cottingham to Dunwell road (Dunswell lane, underpassed). A new roundabout junction was constructed on the A1079 around 2011 for the Swift Leisure group caravan factory north of Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire.[9]

The Beverley Bypass section terminates at a roundabout junction (Dunswell roundabout) with the

A1174 road. Here the A1079 loses its primary status as it heads into the centre of Kingston upon Hull as Beverley Road and later, Ferensway.[10] The road terminates at the junction with the A63 (Hessle Road).[11]

About the road

Into the 1930s, the road continued past York on the course of what is now the A59, diverting at Green Hammerton and continuing to Boroughbrigde town centre, where it terminated at the Great North Road.

national speed limit
(60 mph / 97 km/h on single carriageway sections (including Market Weighton hill), 70 mph (110 km/h) / 113 km/h on dual carriageway sections).

Following its de-trunking in 2003,[15] the road is maintained by two authorities:

Safety

The road had a reputation for being dangerous, primarily because the majority of it is single carriageway. Cars therefore have to turn across oncoming traffic to access adjoining roads. Between 1999 and 2005, emergency statistics revealed that there had been 615 accidents.[16] A local campaign group Action Access A1079 (AAA1079) propose that in the long-term, more of the road be made dual carriageway to help combat these problems.[14]

In the

European Road Assessment Programme survey, which gives all major roads in Europe a safety rating, the A1079 is categorised as 'Medium-high risk' between Market Weighton and Hull, and 'Low-medium risk' between York and Market Weighton [1]. The Market Weighton-Hull section was also identified in a EuroRAP report in June 2007 as being one of the 10 most dangerous roads in the UK, with 69 fatal or serious collisions between 2003 and 2005.[17] In 2019, the A1079 was awarded a better safety record, now being identified as 'Low-Medium' risk for the section between York and Market Weighton, 'Medium' risk between Market Weighton and the outskirts of Hull. However the section through Hull is designated as a 'High-Risk' road.[18]

References

  1. ^ "We want this new road now". York Press. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ISBN 978-0-319-24546-0
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  3. ^ "New A1079 roundabout officially opened". York Press. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ISSN 1741-3419
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  5. S2CID 164153457
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  6. ISBN 0-7277-4607-3
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  7. ^ "£6m for A1079 roundabouts as dual carriageway scheme shelved". BBC News. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Beverley's southern relief road bypass Minster Way opens". BBC News. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Boundary Business Park" (PDF). Met Engineers Ltd. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Call for road change in Hull after traffic accident". BBC News. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  11. ISBN 978-0-319-24490-6
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  12. ISBN 1-870067-79-7
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  13. ISSN 0140-0460
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  14. ^ a b "MPs mount bid for A1079 upgrade". BBC News. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  15. ^ "The A1079 Trunk Road (Grimston Bar Interchange to City Boundary) (Detrunking) Order 2003" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  16. ^ Stephens, Lucy (27 September 2006). "MPs lead drive for safer road". York Press. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  17. ^ Bell, Jennifer (24 April 2009). "A1079 among hazard Top Ten". York Press. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  18. ^ "How safe are you on Britain's main road networks?" (PDF). roadsafetyfoundation.org. p. 29. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

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