Work begins on second phase of Great Yorkshire Way link road

Work has commenced on the second phase of Great Yorkshire Way, which will complete the direct link from the motorway network to Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Coordinated by Doncaster Council and funded by the Sheffield City Region Investment Fund (SCRIF), the second stage of this regeneration route will create a one mile connection from Bawtry Road to Hurst Lane.

This will see Great Yorkshire Way become one access road leading to Doncaster Sheffield Airport, further reducing journey times to the airport.

The new section will also provide additional cycle and pedestrian facilities and link new residential areas and the development area surrounding the airport to existing facilities and the town centre.

The second phase of Great Yorkshire Way will cost approximately £10.55m with £9.1m contributed by SCRIF and the balance coming from Doncaster Council’s Capital Programme.

Carillion have been appointed as the main contractor for the scheme designed by Mott MacDonald and the council’s Strategic Infrastructure team. Tarmac is Carillion’s joint venture partner on the project.

Great Yorkshire Way is a central part of the Sheffield City Region Growth Plan, which aims to stimulate economic growth and create 70,000 jobs over the next 10 years.

The main section of Great Yorkshire Way, a three mile link from junction three of the M18 to the A638 Bawtry Road, opened on 29th February 2016.

Cllr Bill Mordue, Cabinet Member for Business, Skills and Economic Development, said: “Great Yorkshire Way has been a true partnership between the public and private sectors and a real success story.

“We always knew Great Yorkshire Way would be the catalyst for substantial economic growth and the evidence is clear to see. Doncaster Sheffield Airport continues to hit new highs in terms of passenger numbers, growth at iPort has been staggering with further large scale development in the pipeline and people are enjoying living in high quality homes which enjoy great access to the motorway network.

“The second phase is the final piece of the economic jigsaw which will help stimulate further jobs and create substantial additional economic benefits and growth for Doncaster and the Sheffield City Region. Great Yorkshire Way is quite simply one of the biggest regeneration schemes of its kind in the UK.

“With the successful Yorkshire Wildlife Park planning a huge expansion and a European Tour backed golf complex lined up close by too – this is an exciting time for development in Doncaster.”

Steve Gill, chief executive of Doncaster Sheffield Airport, said: “The Airport has just experienced its busiest year on record. Great Yorkshire Way is already attracting new passengers from across Yorkshire and the North Midlands as they benefit from reduced journey times and recognise the superb customer experience that we offer.

“Our passengers are enjoying the increased choice available with new and existing carriers, most notably the introduction of low fares carrier Flybe which recently celebrated one year of operation and is proving particularly popular. This final piece of the jigsaw will mean that journeys to the airport are even quicker and easier.”