WORK is starting this week on a £4m bypass across the northern edge of Beverley, where 182 homes are to be built.
Residents who opposed the controversial housing plans are resigned to development taking place on farmland along the town's northern fringe.
But they asked developers David Wilson Homes for reassurances the bypass would also be built to steer traffic away from their homes.
Some residents were concerned the new housing could go up without the promised bypass.
North Beverley Action Group chairman Roy Dennett, whose Driffield Road home overlooks the land, was among residents who met with the builders.
Mr Dennett said: "We want to see the road built.
"There's a lot of heavy traffic that comes from the Grange Way roundabout past our homes to the Molescroft roundabout, including HGVs from the Defence School of Transport.
"The new road would take a lot of that traffic away, so the only vehicles coming along Driffield Road would be going into Beverley."
The bypass would link the existing roundabout at Grange Way to a newly built roundabout on the B1248 Malton Road at Constitution Hill, about half a mile away.
Mr Dennett said the builders have given assurances the route would be built.
However, residents understand the builders have already moved onto the site before all the planning conditions have been met.
Peter Morris, development director at David Wilson Homes, said the builders were working closely with East Riding Council to meet planning requirements and that the works on the site were arranged before construction.
He said: "We have worked closely with the local council throughout the planning process to ensure our new development will deliver real benefits to the local economy and community.
"This will include a major investment into the local road network, which, in turn, will result in a significant proportion of traffic being redirected away from the area, in addition to the installation of a pelican crossing.
"Delivering in accordance with conditions, regulations and to timescale is an absolute priority for us, with work to the road infrastructure scheduled to start this week."
Mr Morris insisted the developers would comply with conditions.
He said: "As part of the planning application we have also agreed to comply with planning conditions over noise, in addition to other environmental legislation, such as mitigating dust and impact arising from the construction process.
"At present we are undertaking arranged enabling work at the site, with the meaningful construction work scheduled to start on programme and, hopefully, once the immediate conditions have been agreed with the local planning authority."
Pete Ashcroft, head of planning and development management at East Riding Council, said an application for the approval of all conditions was being considered.
He said: "It is understood the developers are keen to commence works on the land, but are aware of the pre-commencement conditions.
"They are seeking to obtain approval of the most urgent details in order to allow some ground works to commence, as some details, such as landscaping and boundary treatments, will not be implemented until later in the development stage.
"If they decide to proceed with some development before all conditions are agreed, they have been informed that they do so at their own risk."
