A £10M upgrade to relieve snarl-ups on one of East Yorkshire's busiest routes is due to be officially completed today.
The improvements to the A164 Humber Bridge to Beverley route should reduce bottlenecks and mean shorter journey times for the 35,000 vehicles that use the road every day.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is due to visit the scheme today to mark its completion and plant a tree along the route.
East Riding Council leader Councillor Stephen Parnaby, who will be joining him in the planting, said: "It is fantastic the work is complete. It will make a superb difference.
"The scheme will make a huge difference to both commuters and the travelling public in the East Riding and will also provide a timely boost to the local economy.
"It's the direct route to the Humber Bridge, it's the direct route to the motorways and this upgrade is well overdue.
"This desperately-needed scheme will reduce congestion, improve journey times and improve road safety for thousands of travellers every day.
"The cycle track will also be a big boost. Already I have seen more people cycling along the route and I expect that to increase further in the future."
The council has contributed £2.3m the scheme, which has included the construction of a dual carriageway between Willerby and Cottingham.
Four roundabouts along the route have been reconfigured and a continuous cycle route installed. Councillor Parnaby has praised motorists for their patience during the work, which started last May.
"Motorists and local people have been very patient," he said. There have been lots of complements about the work.
"The contractors have done a superb job keeping East Riding's busiest road moving.
"They have been working in difficult circumstances with a wet summer and a shocking winter.
"There has been a lot of overnight work to minimise disruptions."
As well as improving the area's traffic infrastructure and cutting bottlenecks, the A164 scheme has been a boost for local jobs.
Andy Burton, regional manager of the council's contractor Jackson Civil Engineering, said the work has helped to safeguard jobs in the construction industry.
The company also recruited local apprentice Ross Hardwick, 21, of Chanterlands Avenue, west Hull, to work on the scheme
He said: "I was finding it really difficult to get a job, but I took on some cleaning shifts at the site offices for Jackson in the evening just to get my foot in the door.
"When I heard about the work experience, I jumped at the chance, and to go on and win it – I couldn't have hoped for a better result."
The A164 work is one of two major projects to improve the area's traffic infrastructure.
Work on Beverley's £22m southern bypass is due to start next month.
The route will steer heavy through-traffic away from the historic centre and Beverley Minster.
The road will link the A164 at the Morrisons' roundabout to the A1074 Hull Road, near Figham.
"Both projects are interlinked," said Councillor Parnaby.
"We were one of only two authorities to get funding from the Government for two projects.
"The southern bypass will have a tremendous impact."
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