A range of improvements will be carried out at a Grimsby junction to make the area safer for motorists and pedestrians.
Works will be carried out at the Great Coates Road/ Wybers Way/ Larmour Road junction, including the relocation of a traffic island and resurfacing of certain roads.
These works will ensure large vehicles such as lorries and buses are able to navigate the left had turn corner from Wybers Way to Great Coates Road, an issue that has recently been raised by the community.
Moving the island will also give pedestrians a better perspective when crossing the road to ensure they can do so safely. Included in these works is also carriageway resurfacing, the installation of new tactile crossing points on Larmour Road and road marking work.
To complete this and cause as little disruption as possible, there will be a series of overnight closures and four way temporary traffic lights throughout the 8 week period.
Work is due to begin on Monday, 8 September, and finish on Friday, 31 October. The temporary traffic signals will be operated manually from 7am to 7pm to ensure motorists are not inconvenienced by the ongoing works.
There will be three sections of work throughout the period:
Section 1 – Great Coates Road (Between The Avenue and St Michael’s Church)
- Phase 1 – Civils works (Monday 15 September – Friday 31 October)
The first phase of the works will include the removal of the existing traffic island, the installation of a new traffic island, the replacement of the existing traffic signals and installation of traffic signals ducting and loops, replacement of existing damaged gullies and channels, and the installation of tactile paving.
The removal of existing traffic island and traffic signal replacement will be carried out under an overnight road closure on Great Coates Road between Larmour Road and The Avenue, with temporary traffic signals on the other 3 arms of Great Coates Road/Larmour Road and Wybers Way on Monday 15 September between 7pm and 4am.
Following the removal of existing traffic island, the main civil works will begin. From 4am on Tuesday 16 September 2025, 24hrs 4 way temporary traffic signals will be in place at the junction of Great Coates Road, Larmour Road and Wybers Way.
Please be aware that for the duration of the 4 way temporary traffic signals at the main junction, the junction of Waby Close and Larmour Road (Adjacent to Great Coates Road)will be closed to traffic. This will ensure the works can be completed safely and to ensure the safety of the contractor.
These works are programmed to be completed on Friday 31 October 2025. - Phase 2 – Carriageway resurfacing (Thursday 16 October – Thursday 23 October)
The second phase of the works will include carriageway resurfacing within the junction area and including the approaches to the junction. The works will be carried out under night time full road closure between 7pm and 4am each night on the following nights:
Thursday 16 October
Wednesday 22 October to Thursday 23 October
Please be aware that during the Great Coates Road closure, vehicle access between Wybers Way and Larmour Road will be prohibited. Footway access will be maintained at all times.
- Phase 3 – Road markings and Traffic Signal Loop (Wednesday 29 October – Thursday 30 October)
The final phase of the works will include road markings and installation of traffic signals loop.
The works will be carried out under night time full road closure between 7pm to 4am each night on the following nights:
Wednesday 29 October and Thursday 30 October
Please be aware that during the Great Coates Road closure, vehicle access between Wybers Way and Larmour Road will be prohibited. Footway access will be maintained at all times.
Section 2 – Larmour Road (between Great Coates Road and Wingate Road)
- Phase 1 – Civils works (Monday 08 September – Friday 31 October)
The first phase of the works will include replacement of existing damaged gullies, kerbs and channels, traffic signals ducting, tactile paving, the upgrade of the existing traffic signals and installation of traffic signals loops.
The installation of tactile paving will be carried out between Monday 08 September and Friday 12 September.
During the installation of tactile paving, the following junctions will be closed to vehicles to allow safe working conditions.
- Larmour Road junction with Wingate Road
- Waby Close junction with Larmour Road (near Wingate Road)
- Anderby Drive junction with Larmour Road
The installation of tactile paving on Ashby Close will be carried out under temporary traffic signals.
After completion of the tactile paving work, the remainder of the works between Great Coates Road and Anderby Drive will be carried out under the same 24hr 4 way temporary traffic signals as detailed in Section 1 above, with the 24hr junction closure on Waby Close nearest to Great Coates Road.
- Phase 2 – Carriageway resurfacing (Monday 13 October – Tuesday 21 October)
The second phase of the works will include carriageway resurfacing. The resurfacing works will be carried out in two phases as outlined below: - Phase 2a – Between 63 Larmour Road and Wingate Road
The works will be carried out under night time full road closure between 7pm and 4am on the following nights:
Monday 13 October
Tuesday 14 October
Monday 20 October - Phase 2b – Between Great Coates Road and 63 Larmour Road
The works will be carried out under night time full road closure between 7pm and 4am on the following nights:
Wednesday 15 October
Thursday 16 October
Tuesday 21 October
- Phase 3 – Road marking and traffic signal loops (Wednesday 29 October – Thursday 30 October)
The final phase of the works will include road markings and the installation of traffic signal loops.
The works will be carried out under night time full road closures between Great Coates Road and Wingate Road between 7pm and 4am on the following nights:
Wednesday 29 October
Thursday 30 October
For residents who live on Larmour Road between Wingate Road and Great Coates Road, please be aware that vehicle access to your property will only be available from Wingate Road direction only for the duration of these works. No access will be permitted from Great Coates Road. Footway access from Great Coates Road will be maintained at all times.
Section 3 – Wybers Way (Between Great Coates Road and Mayfair Drive East/West)
- Phase 1 – Civils works (Monday 15 September – Friday 31 October)
The first phase of the works will include replacement of existing damaged gullies, kerbs and channels, traffic signals ducting, replacement existing traffic signals and the installation of traffic signal loops.
All works will be carried out under the same 24 hr 4 ways temporary traffic signals on Great Coates Road. - Phase 2 – Carriageway resurfacing (Monday 27 October – Tuesday 28 October)
The second phase of the works will include carriageway resurfacing. All works to be carried out under the same 24 hrs 4 ways temporary traffic signals on Great Coates Road. - Phase 3 – road marking and traffic signal loop (Wednesday 29 October – Thursday 30 October)
The final phase of the works will include road markings and the installation of traffic signal loops.
The works will be carried out under night time full road closure between Great Coates Road and Mayfair Drive East and West between 7pm and 4am on the following nights:
Wednesday 29 October and Thursday 30 October
Road Closure Map
Please be aware that during the works, on street parking will be temporarily suspended. Please support the contractor by not parking vehicles on the carriageway or footway in the works location to ensure a safe working area can be maintained and to avoid delaying the works programme.
If you have a planned holiday during the construction period (Monday 08 September – Friday 31 October), please ensure your vehicle is parked on your drive or at an appropriate location outside of the closure area. If the works are delayed due to parked vehicles, additional road closures will be required to enable the works to be completed. Footway access will be maintained at all times.
During the night closures, the local 20 & 45 bus services will be affected. Information about the bus diversion routes can be found on Stagecoach’s website:
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/regional-service-updates/east-midlands/grimsby-cleethorpes
Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained throughout the works. Although every effort will be made to minimise disruption throughout the works, please be aware some elements will be noisy.
The council and contractor Specialist Surfacing Ltd would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience and assure you that the work will be completed as quickly and safely as possible.
If you have any concerns regarding access, or have questions about the project in general, please contact [email protected]
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