It is a primary route from the junction of the A63 road to the Salt End roundabout and is maintained on that section by National Highways.

[2] The section of dual carriageway between the A63 in Hull to the roundabout at Salt End, is designated as a trunk road, one of only two in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Sections of SMA were laid in 1991 and 1993 as part of a trial into preventing deformation of the road under heavy traffic conditions.

[13] The Highways Agency approved scheme cost over £40 million and was part of a TPI (Targeted Programme of Improvements) as the A1033 was subject to congestion due to the extra port traffic.

[17] In October 2019, it was announced that a 1,300 feet (400 m) stretch of the coastline at Withernsea would be given new sea defences in a scheme worth over £5 million.