West Bulls junction and Service 3 again

John Fareham and John Abbott report that East Riding of Yorkshire Council have agreed to look into the possibility of remodelling the West Bulls junction so as to permit the passage of Stagecoach service 3 on its way out and thereby to allow for the possibility of the bus ceasing to travel via Hotham Road North.

This is not by any means a quick fix, as East Riding themselves have been prompt to point out, but it is light at the end of the tunnel and we would like to thank our Conservative Group colleagues on East Riding Council for their part in getting us this far. Various local residents have also pulled their weight, as of course have we, and we will of course report on any progress that has been made as and when we hear about it.  Relations between their transport officers and ours improved considerably when it was drawn to their attention that the roadworks up the road were not a purely East Riding consideration and this too may have helped get us this far.  Things have certainly improved since ERYC were hiding behind “accident statistics” of highly limited relevance; the basic principle that something needs to be done, given the unsuitability of Hotham Road north as part of the bus route, would appear to have been accepted. It therefore remains to resolve the technical issues, such as they may be, draw up a scheme and get it approved; we have of course asked East Riding to attend to these matters as expeditiously as they can.