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Jun 2021
Contractors invited to bid for £60 million Kex Gill works
Contractors have been invited to bid to take on the works for the £60 million A59 Kex Gill scheme.
The North Yorkshire County Council highways project will see a section of the road between Harrogate and Skipton realigned.
The new road, which is expected to take a year to complete, will divert traffic away from the landslip-prone part of the A59 route.
This section has a history of causing unsafe driving conditions and delayed journeys, as well as high maintenance costs
Work on the project could start as early as this autumn. Earlier this year, the government declined to have a final say on the scheme, clearing the way for it to begin.
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Now, contractors have been invited to tender for the works.
Cllr Don Mackenzie, executive member for access at the county council said:
Cllr Stanley Lumley, member for Pateley Bridge division, said:
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