The A1237 road is a road that runs to the west and north of the city of York, England. It forms part of the York Outer Ring Road as either end of the route forms junctions with the A64 to the south-west and east of the city to act as a city distributor. Construction began in 1984 and consisted of three distinct building phases. The road took three years to complete and has been subject since to studies looking to improve traffic flow and reduce accidents. The National Speed Limit for an A Class Road applies.
A1237
Roundabout at the junction of A1237 and Strensall Road
A1237 York outer ring road during construction near junction for Acomb, Acomb Park and Askham Bryan
An outer ring road for York had been proposed as far back as 1948 by members of York City Council's Civic Committee. The scheme proposed by Adshead, Needham and Minter was grander in scale than currently exists. The northern section, based on junctions with the old A64 route, would have started clockwise from the current A64 eastbound turn-off to Askham Richard and Bilbrough. It would have passed to the north west of Nether Poppleton and Skelton. It would still run south of Haxby and Wigginton, but continue more easterly than the current road to rejoin the A64 north of Stockton-on-the-Forest.[1]
The case for a solution to the increasing traffic management issues in the centre of the city of York during the 1960s were primarily to aid the local tourism industry. The first proposals were for an inner ring road that would be a dual carriageway. This met opposition as it would call for demolition of homes and many archaeological sites. This resulted in a public inquiry in 1972 that backed the inner ring road proposal, but the decision remained with the Secretary of State for the Environment, who eventually ruled against it in 1975, by which time the construction of the dual carriageway A64 was nearly complete.[2]
The inner ring road proposals were in contrast to 1958 report for the Minister for Housing and Local Government and the local council, by Lord Esher, entitled York: A Study in Conservation. This attempted to address modernising four English cities without undue impact on their heritage. The York Corporation, in contrast, still maintained their preference for the inner ring road, though this was subsequently limited to the current layout around the outside of the city walls.[3][4]
To cater for the numerous proposed developments on the outskirts of York, such as Clifton Moor, the decision was taken to construct a road to the west and north of York to link to the A64. This came out of evidence given to the 1972 Public Inquiry into the proposed new Inner Ring Road. Studies conducted by Professor Smeed indicated an Outer Ring Road with radial roads was the best solution.[5]
The A1237 was the second part of the outer ring road and was constructed in three phases some 11 years after the first part, the A64 York Bypass, was completed. This was due to different organisations being responsible for the two roads and their strategic planning. The first phase of construction started in 1984 on the northern section between the A19 and the A64. It opened in 1986. Phase two and three started construction in 1985 with the second and third sections opening the following year in September and December respectively. Phase two was between the A64 and the A59 and phase three was the short section between the A59 and A19. This section took longer to construct due to it having to cross the River Ouse and the East Coast Main Line. Phase three was opened by the Secretary of State for TransportPaul Channon on 11 December 1987.
RouteEdit
Cycle crossing for A1237 near junction for Acomb, Acomb Park and Askham Bryan
This is a single carriageway road, and has twelve roundabouts. Starting at the western end going clockwise, the road begins as one of the exits from the grade separated junction with the A64 exit for Copmanthorpe, Askham Bryan and York North. The last 1 mile section ends with the double roundabout at Hopgrove that links Malton Road and the A1237 with the A64 to complete the York Outer Ring Road.
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In 2009 the roundabout with Malton Lane and the Hopgrove roundabout was improved by adding extra lanes and Traffic signals.[6]
In 2011 the roundabout on the A19 junction was upgraded at a cost of £1.2M and took about 12 weeks. Access and exits were widened; improved crossings; resurfacing and improved lighting and signage were done.[7]
In 2014, the roundabout that formed the junction between the ring road and the A59 was improved by York City Council in time for the 2014 Tour de France Stage 2 to pass over it.[8]
In 2015 the City Council in partnership with North Yorkshire Police, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree School created a shared cycle/footpath by the ring road between the Haxby Road and Wigginton Road roundabouts.[9]
In 2018 the roundabout with B1224 was replaced with a larger one. The new roundabout has wider access and exits; improved crossings; new signage and new lighting added.[10]
ProposedEdit
Several bodies have proposed improvements to the A1237 including:[11]
Dualling the road by 2030 as detailed in the North Yorkshire Strategic Prospectus.[12]
In the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund (York Schemes), improvements to seven roundabouts between the Wetherby Road and Monks Cross junctions. The design includes ensuring room for future dualling of the carriageways; increasing the number of approach and exit lanes at the roundabouts; enlarging their diameter; three subways for pedestrians/cyclists at busy crossing points and two bridges to accommodate a widened road.[13]
On 3 March 2015 the Executive of York City Council resolved to progress Option 1 of the report into improvements to the York Outer Ring Road. This was to carry out the work recommended in the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund (York Schemes)[14]
On 12 October 2022 plans were submitted by the City of York Council to convert a 4.6-mile (7.5km) section of the A1237, between the A19 Shipton Road and the A1036 at Little Hopgrove, into a dual carriageway.[15]
RejectedEdit
Congestion immediately became a problem, especially at peak times, and the 1989 Department for Transport's Roads for Prosperity white paper included improvements to the section between (A19 to the A64). The proposals were for a new continuous through-route running parallel to the existing road with just a single grade separated junction at the B1363. The existing road, and the roundabouts, would have been retained for local access. The plans were subsequently dropped.[16]
Plans for dualling 7.8 km, at a cost £31M, of the A1237 York Outer Ring Road were rejected by the Regional Transport Board in 2009.[17]
Traffic studiesEdit
Congestion at peak times remains an issue and has led to studies that show that delays at all junctions will lead to an increase in journey times ranging between two and three times longer compared to 2003. A study from March 2001 and February also recorded 172 accidents, of which 21 were serious and 5 involved a fatality.[18]
ReferencesEdit
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^(PDF). York Civic Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
^Nigel D Morpeth & Honliang Yan, ed. (2015). Planning for Tourism: Towards a Sustainable Future (CABI Tourism Texts). CABI. ISBN1-78064-458-2.
^Paul Chrystal (2015). York in the 1960s: Ten years that Changed a City. Amberley Publishing Ltd. pp. 101–104. ISBN1-4456-4096-1.
^Nathaniel Lichfield & Alan Proudlove (1076). Conservation and traffic: A Case Study of York. Sessions Book Trust. pp. 23, 51 & 54. ISBN0-900657-23-5.
^"Evidence to York Inner Ring Road 1972 Public Inquiry" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"2009 A64 Hopgove Roundabout Improvement". Legislation.gov.uk. from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^Claire Bottomley (22 December 2010). "Outer Ring Road improvements". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"CES Capital Program Report". City of York Council. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"New cycle track opens". City of York Council. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"York ring road's Wehterby Road roundabout improvement complete". West Yorkshire Combined Authority. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^"York Outer Ring Road Flythrough". YouTube. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
^(PDF). North Yorkshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^(PDF). West Yorkshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"York Outer Ring Road Improvement Scheme". City of York Council. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"York: £65m outer ring road dual carriageway plan submitted". BBC News. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^"Nationwide list of dropped schemes". The Independent. 30 March 1994. from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"Better Transport UK". Campaign for Better Transport. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
^"A1237 Outer Ring Road improvements study (Annex 1)" (PDF). City of York Council. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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The A1237 road is a road that runs to the west and north of the city of York England It forms part of the York Outer Ring Road as either end of the route forms junctions with the A64 to the south west and east of the city to act as a city distributor Construction began in 1984 and consisted of three distinct building phases The road took three years to complete and has been subject since to studies looking to improve traffic flow and reduce accidents The National Speed Limit for an A Class Road applies A1237Roundabout at the junction of A1237 and Strensall RoadRoute informationLength10 mi 16 km Major junctionsNorth East endA64 junction Hopgrove Major intersectionsA59 A19South West endA64 Junction Copmanthorpe Askham Bryan LocationCountryUnited KingdomRoad networkRoads in the United KingdomMotorways A and B road zones Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 Improvements 3 1 Implemented 3 2 Proposed 3 3 Rejected 4 Traffic studies 5 ReferencesHistory Edit nbsp A1237 York outer ring road during construction near junction for Acomb Acomb Park and Askham BryanAn outer ring road for York had been proposed as far back as 1948 by members of York City Council s Civic Committee The scheme proposed by Adshead Needham and Minter was grander in scale than currently exists The northern section based on junctions with the old A64 route would have started clockwise from the current A64 eastbound turn off to Askham Richard and Bilbrough It would have passed to the north west of Nether Poppleton and Skelton It would still run south of Haxby and Wigginton but continue more easterly than the current road to rejoin the A64 north of Stockton on the Forest 1 The case for a solution to the increasing traffic management issues in the centre of the city of York during the 1960s were primarily to aid the local tourism industry The first proposals were for an inner ring road that would be a dual carriageway This met opposition as it would call for demolition of homes and many archaeological sites This resulted in a public inquiry in 1972 that backed the inner ring road proposal but the decision remained with the Secretary of State for the Environment who eventually ruled against it in 1975 by which time the construction of the dual carriageway A64 was nearly complete 2 The inner ring road proposals were in contrast to 1958 report for the Minister for Housing and Local Government and the local council by Lord Esher entitled York A Study in Conservation This attempted to address modernising four English cities without undue impact on their heritage The York Corporation in contrast still maintained their preference for the inner ring road though this was subsequently limited to the current layout around the outside of the city walls 3 4 To cater for the numerous proposed developments on the outskirts of York such as Clifton Moor the decision was taken to construct a road to the west and north of York to link to the A64 This came out of evidence given to the 1972 Public Inquiry into the proposed new Inner Ring Road Studies conducted by Professor Smeed indicated an Outer Ring Road with radial roads was the best solution 5 The A1237 was the second part of the outer ring road and was constructed in three phases some 11 years after the first part the A64 York Bypass was completed This was due to different organisations being responsible for the two roads and their strategic planning The first phase of construction started in 1984 on the northern section between the A19 and the A64 It opened in 1986 Phase two and three started construction in 1985 with the second and third sections opening the following year in September and December respectively Phase two was between the A64 and the A59 and phase three was the short section between the A59 and A19 This section took longer to construct due to it having to cross the River Ouse and the East Coast Main Line Phase three was opened by the Secretary of State for Transport Paul Channon on 11 December 1987 Route Edit nbsp Cycle crossing for A1237 near junction for Acomb Acomb Park and Askham BryanThis is a single carriageway road and has twelve roundabouts Starting at the western end going clockwise the road begins as one of the exits from the grade separated junction with the A64 exit for Copmanthorpe Askham Bryan and York North The last 1 mile section ends with the double roundabout at Hopgrove that links Malton Road and the A1237 with the A64 to complete the York Outer Ring Road This article contains a bulleted list or table of intersections which should be presented in a properly formatted junction table Please consult this guideline for information on how to create one Please improve this article if you can December 2021 A1237 RoadClockwise exits Junction type Distance from previous roundabout Anti clockwise exitsAskham Fields Lane Roundabout A64 East and Westbound Askham Bryan Lane Roundabout 1 2 miles Askham Lane amp Moor LaneB1224 westbound to Wetherby Roundabout 1 4 miles B1224 eastbound to AcombGive way Main Street KnaptonMoor Lane Give wayA59 westbound to Knaresborough Roundabout 1 2 miles A59 eastbound to AcombRoundabout 0 7 miles Great North WayMillfield LaneA19 northbound to Skelton Roundabout 0 8 miles A19 southbound to Clifton amp Rawcliffe Bar Park amp RideRoundabout 0 8 miles Clifton Moor GateB1363 northbound to Wigginton Roundabout 0 7 miles B1363 southbound to York amp Stirling AvenueHaxby road northbound to Haxby Roundabout 0 8 miles Haxby Road southbound to New EarswickStrensall Road northbound to Earswick Roundabout 0 7 miles Strensall Road southbound to HuntingtonNorth Lane eastbound Roundabout 0 7 miles Monks Cross Link amp North Lane westboundMalton Lane eastbound amp A64 eastbound to Malton Roundabout 1 mile Malton Lane westbound to YorkImprovements EditImplemented Edit In 2009 the roundabout with Malton Lane and the Hopgrove roundabout was improved by adding extra lanes and Traffic signals 6 In 2011 the roundabout on the A19 junction was upgraded at a cost of 1 2M and took about 12 weeks Access and exits were widened improved crossings resurfacing and improved lighting and signage were done 7 In 2014 the roundabout that formed the junction between the ring road and the A59 was improved by York City Council in time for the 2014 Tour de France Stage 2 to pass over it 8 In 2015 the City Council in partnership with North Yorkshire Police Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree School created a shared cycle footpath by the ring road between the Haxby Road and Wigginton Road roundabouts 9 In 2018 the roundabout with B1224 was replaced with a larger one The new roundabout has wider access and exits improved crossings new signage and new lighting added 10 Proposed Edit Several bodies have proposed improvements to the A1237 including 11 Dualling the road by 2030 as detailed in the North Yorkshire Strategic Prospectus 12 In the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund York Schemes improvements to seven roundabouts between the Wetherby Road and Monks Cross junctions The design includes ensuring room for future dualling of the carriageways increasing the number of approach and exit lanes at the roundabouts enlarging their diameter three subways for pedestrians cyclists at busy crossing points and two bridges to accommodate a widened road 13 On 3 March 2015 the Executive of York City Council resolved to progress Option 1 of the report into improvements to the York Outer Ring Road This was to carry out the work recommended in the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund York Schemes 14 On 12 October 2022 plans were submitted by the City of York Council to convert a 4 6 mile 7 5km section of the A1237 between the A19 Shipton Road and the A1036 at Little Hopgrove into a dual carriageway 15 Rejected Edit Congestion immediately became a problem especially at peak times and the 1989 Department for Transport s Roads for Prosperity white paper included improvements to the section between A19 to the A64 The proposals were for a new continuous through route running parallel to the existing road with just a single grade separated junction at the B1363 The existing road and the roundabouts would have been retained for local access The plans were subsequently dropped 16 Plans for dualling 7 8 km at a cost 31M of the A1237 York Outer Ring Road were rejected by the Regional Transport Board in 2009 17 Traffic studies EditCongestion at peak times remains an issue and has led to studies that show that delays at all junctions will lead to an increase in journey times ranging between two and three times longer compared to 2003 A study from March 2001 and February also recorded 172 accidents of which 21 were serious and 5 involved a fatality 18 References Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to A1237 road England 1948 Plan for the City of York PDF York Civic Trust Archived from the original PDF on 4 August 2016 Retrieved 26 November 2016 Nigel D Morpeth amp Honliang Yan ed 2015 Planning for Tourism Towards a Sustainable Future CABI Tourism Texts CABI ISBN 1 78064 458 2 Paul Chrystal 2015 York in the 1960s Ten years that Changed a City Amberley Publishing Ltd pp 101 104 ISBN 1 4456 4096 1 Nathaniel Lichfield amp Alan Proudlove 1076 Conservation and traffic A Case Study of York Sessions Book Trust pp 23 51 amp 54 ISBN 0 900657 23 5 Evidence to York Inner Ring Road 1972 Public Inquiry PDF Retrieved 27 November 2016 2009 A64 Hopgove Roundabout Improvement Legislation gov uk Archived from the original on 10 June 2021 Retrieved 10 June 2021 Claire Bottomley 22 December 2010 Outer Ring Road improvements Southern Daily Echo Retrieved 27 November 2016 CES Capital Program Report City of York Council Retrieved 27 November 2016 New cycle track opens City of York Council Retrieved 27 November 2016 York ring road s Wehterby Road roundabout improvement complete West Yorkshire Combined Authority Retrieved 18 October 2021 York Outer Ring Road Flythrough YouTube Retrieved 10 September 2022 North Yorkshire Strategic Prospectus PDF North Yorkshire County Council Archived from the original PDF on 28 November 2016 Retrieved 27 November 2016 West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund York Schemes PDF West Yorkshire Council Archived from the original PDF on 27 August 2016 Retrieved 27 November 2016 York Outer Ring Road Improvement Scheme City of York Council Retrieved 27 November 2016 York 65m outer ring road dual carriageway plan submitted BBC News Retrieved 13 October 2022 Nationwide list of dropped schemes The Independent 30 March 1994 Archived from the original on 8 May 2010 Retrieved 27 November 2016 Better Transport UK Campaign for Better Transport Retrieved 27 November 2016 A1237 Outer Ring Road improvements study Annex 1 PDF City of York Council Retrieved 27 November 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A1237 road amp oldid 1128100144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
