East Riding Council has announced that preparation works are to commence on a £49 million project to develop a new road for Howden

The council is expected to start initial work on Monday 01 July to prepare for the creation of the new Howden Relief Road which will link the A614 Thorpe Road with Station Road.

It is expected work on the scheme will start in January 2025, with construction taking around 29 months.


The project is designed to reduce congestion by diverting some heavy traffic away from the town centre, prevent accidents and lower carbon emissions.

Funding for the scheme will jointly come from contributions by local housing developers and the council.

The initial preparation work being carried out in July will include creating access roads and a compound pavement that will serve the main construction site for the council’s contractor and provide access for local farm traffic when the main work starts.

As part of the preparation works, temporary traffic lights will be installed during working times on the A614 Thorpe Road just south of the railway bridge.

A temporary 30mph speed restriction will also be introduced from Caville Bends to the town.