A MAJOR road through York is set to close overnight for five days.

As previously reported by The Press, the demolition of Queen Street Bridge got underway following the weekend closure of the area - which started at 8pm on Friday, April 19.

The demolition was the first part of the ongoing York Station Gateway scheme, which aims to revamp the area outside York Station.

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Now as part of the next phase of the project,contractors John Sisk & Son has applied to City of York Council for a permit to carry out five consecutive weekday night closures of the Queen Street diversion road. This will see the road closed from:

  • 7.30pm on Monday, November 4 until 6am Tuesday, November 5
  • 7.30pm on Tuesday, November 5 until 6am Wednesday, November 6
  • 7.30pm on Wednesday, November 6 until 6am Thursday, November 7
  • 7.30pm on Thursday, November 7 until 6am Friday, November 8
  • 7.30pm on Friday, November 8 until 6am Saturday, November 9

City of York Council says that during the day the road will reopen to traffic.

The night works will see the removal of the remaining part of Queen Street Bridge, which was left in place while further work took place to protect the walls.

Access to the station car park for those wanting to exit the car park will be maintained during the night time road closure. Residents and businesses on Queen Street will also be able to access their premises at all times. Lowther Terrace gates will be open as usual.

Detailed information regarding the works and transport information for the closure will be published soon.

There will be drop-in events where people can find out more on Thursday, October 10 from 5pm-8pm and Thursday, October 17 at York RI.

Councillor Kate Ravilious, executive member for transport, said: “We are making significant progress in transforming the entrance to York Railway Station. These works will see the last bit of Queen Street Bridge removed, a major milestone for the project.

“However, we know how disruptive this work and closing such a key road is and want to forewarn people early so they can plan ahead, as we did last time.

“We were hugely grateful for everyone’s efforts to keep York moving and open for business during the last closures.

“We are sorry for any inconvenience caused but we will do all we can to keep disruption to a minimum, working with and supporting neighbouring residents and businesses. We will be sharing further information, including online maps, soon. We also have these public events to ask any questions or find out more.

"The Station Gateway project continues to make progress and in the coming weeks Sisk will also be undertaking night works around the front of the station portico. These works are to remove existing lighting and structures, in the road, which will allow us to proceed further with the overall project.

"During this period there will be temporary traffic lights, there is also a possibility that there may be some noise during these works, and the contractors will look to contain this where possible."

These works will take place from 8pm-6am next week from October 7 over five nights and from 8pm-6am the week commencing October, 21 for four nights and from 9pm-midnight on October 23 for one night.