Temporary traffic lights will be in place near a key junction in Harrogate for the next week as Yorkshire Water connects a new housing development in the area.
Work to connect developments on Skipton Road is affecting the B6161 Otley Road near the roundabout joining the A59 Skipton Road.
It is causing lengthy tailback at the Curious Cow roundabout on the edge of Killinghall.
The work is scheduled to last until next Friday, April 28, though Yorkshire Water said there will a short break this weekend. A spokesperson said:
“Our teams are on site to complete a connection for a new housing development. Traffic lights are in place to allow this work to be carried out safely.
“We have work closely with North Yorkshire Council highways team and to minimise disruption as much as possible the traffic lights will be removed on Saturday and reinstated on Monday for work to continue. We apologise for the inconvenience this may cause.”
Meanwhile, CityFibre is installing fibre optic cables for broadband along the A61 Ripon Road between Harrogate and Killinghall.
The work, which is being carried out between 7pm and 6.30am, has already begun and is scheduled to continue into next week.
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Harrogate motorists face eight-mile diversions due to road closure
Motorists face significant diversions for five weeks from Monday due the closure of a busy road near Harrogate.
North Yorkshire County Council will close the B6161 to carry out work on Pot Bridge in Beckwithshaw. The work will strengthen the arch of the bridge and repair the parapet and surrounding walls.
It means motorists will incur eight-mile diversions via Beckwithshaw, Norwood and the A59, adding about 15 minutes to their journeys.
Cllr Stanley Lumley, member for the Pateley Bridge division on the county council and chair of the transport committee, said:
“The scheme will be welcomed by commuters and residents as the road has become increasingly busier with those seeking alternative routes to the centre of Harrogate.
“The repairs to this well-used bridge are part of our extensive programme to maintain and improve the county’s roads.
“We appreciate the closure will be an inconvenience to many however I would ask the public for their cooperation while the work is ongoing.”
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The roadworks are the latest set of delays for motorists who will also have to contend with a temporary traffic lights on Otley Road from Monday.
More lights will appear slightly closer to the town centre when Northern Powergrid begins work to divert underground cables at the junction with Harlow Oval for 11 days.