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