FORMAL consultation on the planned multi-million pound upgrade of the A160 begins on Monday.
Subject to planning approval, the long-awaited scheme will see the entire three-mile stretch of road become a dual carriageway, improving access to the port of Immingham and the two oil refineries.
The Highways Agency intends to submit a planning application by early next year, with the summer of 2015 earmarked as date for work to begin.
Completion is expected by autumn 2016.
Late last year the project, which is expected to cost between £89 million to £132 million, was one of four infrastructure schemes fast-tracked by the Government.
The A160 is considered a key strategic route which currently experiences congestion, particularly along the sections which are currently single carriageway.
It is believed that upgrading the route will provide better access to the Port of Immingham and the surrounding area, stimulating growth and unlocking economic benefits.
The project is also seen as particularly important to supporting the growth of the area's renewables industry, as the route will provide access to the Able UK's planned marine energy park at East Halton.
Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers told the Grimsby Telegraph that the A160 upgrade had been discussed at a meeting of local MPs and Prime Minister David Cameron last week.
He said: "It is absolutely vital for the continued expansion of Immingham Docks and is particularly important for the Able UK development.
"The Prime Minister assured us that he would pass a message to the Department For Transport, emphasising the importance of this development to the region."
Great Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell said: "It is something we have been urging on Government for a long time and I am glad we have now got progress.
"The prospects for our area are excellent, particularly if we get investment in wind turbines, but we need a better transport network."
He added that upgrading the A15 and A180 was also crucial to improve the area's links to other parts of the country.
Work on the A18-A180 link road, which also improve links to the Port Of Immingham, is due to start soon, with completion by the summer of 2014.
The consultation on the A160 upgrade will run from Monday, April 8 until Monday, May 20 but details of time and location are yet to be released.
Keep checking your Grimsby Telegraph for updates.
What the scheme will include... Improving Brocklesby Interchange to a two bridge roundabout layout, including a dedicated left turn lane for vehicles travelling from the eastbound A180 to the A160. The single carriageway section of the A160 to be upgraded to a dual carriageway. Relocation of Habrough Roundabout to the west of its current position, with new link roads provided from the A160 to Ulceby Road, Top Road and Habrough Road. A new road and pedestrian bridge over the A160 at Town Street. A new gyratory carriageway system between Manby Road Roundabout, Rosper Road Junction and the Port of Immingham, requiring the construction of a new bridge beneath the railway, through which a link of the gyratory would pass. Closure of the central reserve gap at the junction with Town Street and the gap at the entrance to the oil refinery further east along the A160.