The A6182 is a dual carriageway in

Doncaster Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...

that runs west and north from the former

Doncaster Sheffield Airport Doncaster Sheffield Airport , formerly named and commonly referred to as Robin Hood Airport, is an unscheduled international airport closed to passenger traffic. The airport is located in Finningley near Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. ...

to junction 3 of the M18 and then on to

town centre. The road is named "White Rose Way" north of the M18, and "Great Yorkshire Way" south of the M18. The road's purpose is to link the town centre with the M18, from which drivers can reach the A1 and M1, and

21st century extensions

Underpass under construction (geograph 4403838)

The upgrade of the part of the road from Lakeside Village Outlet to the M18 to dual carriageway was completed in June 2013.

Great Yorkshire Way

The Great Yorkshire Way (formerly Finningley and

Rossington Rossington is a civil parish and former mining village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England and is surrounded by countryside and the market towns of Bawtry and Tickhill. Geography Historically part of the West R ...

Regeneration Route Scheme (FARRRS)) is a new road scheme running between the M18 at Junction 3 and

, improving access primarily to the airport, Rossington and the new Doncaster iPort. Work started in 2013 and the first phase of the road between M18 junction 3 and the A638 road became operational in February 2016. Work on the second and final phase connecting the A638 and the airport began in June 2017 and was completed in June 2018.

Industrial estates

Due to the nature of the road, a large number of

industrial estate An industrial park (also known as industrial estate, trading estate) is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more "heavyweight" version of a business park or office park ...

s line the A6182, as well as the Lakeside Village and the main Royal Mail

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for Doncaster and most of East Yorkshire. British Telecom, Royal Bank of Scotland, Tesco Insurance and

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possess large call centres situated just off the road. There is a new iPort near Rossington.

References

External links

Lakeside Village
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