East Riding roadworks: A164 scheme due to end in 2026

Two things are digging up the East Riding at the moment, and they are on very different scales. One is the biggest construction job East Riding of Yorkshire Council has ever run. The other is nine weeks of night-time resurfacing in Beverley town centre that will shut the bus station every evening for a fortnight.

This page covers both, then the roads and the parking that carry on regardless once the cones have gone.

The A164 and Jock’s Lodge scheme

The £86.9 million rebuild of the A164 corridor between Beverley and Cottingham is the defining piece of road work in the district. The council calls it the largest construction project it has ever undertaken. Main works started on 8 January 2024 and are expected to complete by the end of 2026, with GRAHAM as contractor. (East Riding of Yorkshire Council, A164 Jock’s Lodge timescales)

The funding splits £40.7 million from the Department for Transport and £46.2 million from the council. What it buys:

• The old Jock’s Lodge traffic-light junction has gone, replaced by a new roundabout on the A1079 Hull to York road.
• A new link road connecting that A1079 roundabout to the Lincoln Way and Minster Way roundabout on the edge of Beverley, plus northbound and southbound links down to the A164 near Coppleflat Lane at Bentley.
• The A164 dualled between Coppleflat Lane and the roundabout with the B1233 Harland Way at Cottingham.
• A new Dunflat Road junction, Bentley Bridge, and a new cyclepath between Beverley and Skidby.

The August 2025 milestone opened the new A164 section between Bentley and the Lincoln Way roundabout and took the old traffic lights out. Councillor Gary McMaster said then that the council “highly appreciate the patience and understanding of drivers, local residents and businesses”. (East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Major milestones for £86.9m Jock’s Lodge road transformation)

What is in place now. As of the scheme’s own traffic management page, there are no standing A164 closures. Abnormal loads are diverted away from the A164, and cyclists and pedestrians heading from Skidby roundabout to Beverley are signed via Skidby Main Street, Beverley Road, Mill Road, Keldgate Road, Harland Way and the A164. Overnight lane closures and temporary lights come and go for surfacing and lining, so the scheme’s traffic management page is the one to check the night before you travel.

Beverley’s £600,000 night works, August to September 2026

Separately, the council is spending £600,000 resurfacing five stretches of road in Beverley, starting Monday 3 August 2026 and running about nine weeks, weather permitting. Almost all of it happens in the evening.

The individual jobs, as published by the council:

• New Walkergate and Sow Hill Road, between Norwood/Morton Lane and Ladygate/New Walkergate, from 3 August for two weeks, closed 7pm to midnight Monday to Friday.
• Champney Road, between Lairgate and Cross Street, from 14 August for one week, 6pm to 11pm.
• Grovehill Road and Railway Street, from New Walkergate to the Beverley station level crossing, from 19 August for two weeks, 6pm to 11pm.
• Sample Avenue, from 1 September for four weeks, and the only daytime job at 8am to 5pm.
• York Road, between Severn Corners Lane and North Bar Without, from 23 September for one week, 6pm to 11pm.

The detail that catches people out: Beverley Bus Station on New Walkergate shuts during the evenings, with alternative stops on Manor Road. (East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Road improvements worth £600,000 due to begin in Beverley)

Howden Relief Road, running to 2027

At the other end of the district, the £45 million Howden Relief Road is under construction. It is a 1.7 kilometre road with a 7.3 metre carriageway and four roundabout junctions, linking the A614 Thorpe Road with Station Road and taking heavy traffic out of Howden town centre. Main construction started in summer 2025 and is programmed to take about 29 months, so completion is expected in 2027. It is funded jointly by the council and the developers behind HOW-G, the scheme that also brings around 1,800 homes, a supermarket, a medical centre, a primary school and an expansion of Howdens Joinery. (East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Howden Relief Road)

The A63 at Hull is finished

Worth saying plainly, because it dominated the commute from Hessle, Anlaby and Brough for years: National Highways’ £355 million A63 Castle Street scheme is done. The underpass opened to traffic on 23 March 2026 and the Mytongate junction followed days later, with the last of the overnight closures cleared in May 2026. (National Highways, A63 Castle Street)

The routes that matter here

The East Riding is a large, thinly connected district, and traffic problems tend to be the same handful of corridors every time.

• A164, Beverley to Hessle. The Hull commuter spine and the road being rebuilt. It connects Beverley to the A63 and the Humber Bridge.
• A1079, Hull to York. Runs across the south of Beverley and out through Market Weighton and Pocklington. The single-carriageway sections west of Beverley are the pinch points.
• A63 and M62. The Humber bank route west from Hessle and Brough, and the district’s link to Goole, Leeds and the motorway network.
• A165, Hull to Bridlington. The coast road through Hornsea, and the one that fills up on summer weekends.
• A614. Howden and Goole to the M62 and the Vale of York.
• A1033. The Holderness road out to Withernsea and Spurn, with no alternative if it closes.

The Humber Bridge

Crossing to North Lincolnshire costs £2.00 for a car without a toll account and £1.50 with one. Motorbikes and trikes are free. Two-axle vehicles between 3.5 and 7 tonnes, minibuses and coaches pay £5.00 or £4.00 with an account, and anything over 7.5 tonnes on three or more axles pays £15.00 or £12.00.

The booths have gone. The bridge now reads number plates, and if you do not have an account you have until midnight on the day after you cross to pay, after which a £25 admin fee is added. (Humber Bridge, toll prices, as of 31 January 2026)

Parking and park and ride

Bridlington Park and Ride is the district’s only park and ride, and it is seasonal. The South Cliff site, postcode YO15 3QN, off the A1038 Kingsgate, is open from 28 March to 1 November 2026, daily until 20 September and then on a reduced timetable. It costs £6.50 per vehicle, and that covers the bus into town and back for up to five people, including disabled drivers. The site opens for parking at 8.30am with buses running from 9.30am to 8pm in peak season. (East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Bridlington park and ride)

Town car parks are council-run and cashless payment is available through MiPermit. Taking Beverley’s Saturday Market car park as the pattern: 98 standard spaces and 10 disabled bays, charges apply 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday including bank holidays, the machine takes cash or card, and motorcycles park free in the marked bays. An East Riding Wide Daily ticket is valid across all the council’s long-stay car parks, which is the useful one if you are moving between towns in a day. (East Riding of Yorkshire Council, car and coach park finder)

Station parking. Beverley station sits at the Grovehill Road level crossing, in the middle of the September resurfacing zone. If you are driving to Brough instead for the faster London trains, allow for the A164 through the works.

How to check before you travel

• Roadworks and closures across the district are published on the national one.network map, which carries East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s street works alongside the utilities’ own.
• The A164 scheme specifically posts its live traffic management and monthly progress at a164jockslodge.co.uk.
• Motorway and trunk road incidents on the M62 and A63 are on National Highways’ live traffic updates.
• To report a pothole or a street works problem, the council’s street works team is on (01482) 395050 or streetworks@eastriding.gov.uk.

Frequently asked questions

When will the A164 Jock’s Lodge works finish?

By the end of 2026. Main construction started on 8 January 2024 and the council’s own programme puts completion at the end of this year.

How much is the A164 scheme costing?

£86.9 million, made up of £40.7 million from the Department for Transport and £46.2 million from East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

Which roads in Beverley are being resurfaced in 2026?

New Walkergate and Sow Hill Road, Champney Road, Grovehill Road and Railway Street, Sample Avenue and York Road, in a £600,000 programme running from 3 August to late September. All but Sample Avenue are evening closures.

Is Beverley bus station closed?

Only in the evenings during the New Walkergate works from 3 August. Alternative stops are on Manor Road.

How much is the Humber Bridge toll?

£2.00 for a car without an account, £1.50 with one. Motorbikes cross free. There are no toll booths now, so pay online or by app before midnight the day after crossing.

Is there a park and ride in the East Riding?

One, at Bridlington, open 28 March to 1 November 2026 and costing £6.50 per vehicle including the bus for up to five people.

Sources

• A164 Jock’s Lodge scheme, timescales and traffic management.
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Major milestones for £86.9m Jock’s Lodge road transformation.
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Road improvements worth £600,000 due to begin in Beverley.
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Howden Relief Road.
• National Highways, A63 Castle Street.
• Humber Bridge, toll prices.
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Bridlington park and ride and the car and coach park finder.

Dates on roadworks move with the weather. Check the linked pages before you set off.

More local information: East Riding house prices, Beverley trains to London, and the new local plan.