Good morning, it's Al bringing you all the updates on the roads and rail this morning. There is heavy traffic on the A658 between Follifoot and Calcutt, following an accident earlier this morning, with the traffic building on nearby Wetherby Road.

Give me a call on 01423 276197 or get in touch on social media if you spot anything on the roads or your bus or train is delayed.

The morning blogs are brought to you by The HACS Group.

---

9am – Full Update 

Roads

The A658 is still very busy, with traffic also building past the showground on Wetherby Road.

• There is heavy traffic along the A658 between Follifoot and Knaresborough, after an accident early this morning.


• Traffic is also backing up on Wetherby Road from the A658, and is especially busy outside the showground.


• Temporary lights on Ripon Road (near the Co-op petrol station) are causing delays, as they have done all week.


• Things are slow on the A61 Leeds Road around Pannal and past Oatlands M&S.


• Otley Road has heavy traffic between the Harlow Carr and the Prince of Wales roundabout.


• Outside Rossett School, there is traffic on Pannal Ash Road.


• Skipton Road is moving slowly, around the junction with King's Road.


• York Place near King James' School in Knaresborough is also still busy.

Road closures:

• Oaker Bank/Pot Bank bridge, Beckwithshaw – road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow - road closure


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Bogs Lane, Starbeck, near Henshaws College – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure. Traffic is being diverted down Stockwell Road.


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard - road closure


• A6108 Main Street, West Tanfield, to Tanfield Bridge – road closure


• Borrage Lane, Ripon - road closure for water works

Temporary lights:

• Kings Road, Harrogate at the junction with Chatsworth Grove


• Wetherby Road near Harrogate Town grounds


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite


• Leeds Road near junction with Almsford Avenue


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Otley Road at the Harlow Moor Road and Hill Rise Avenue junction


• A59 Flaxby


• Boroughbridge Road, heading into Knaresborough, just after Farnham Lane


• Clotherholme Road, Ripon, near Outwood Academy


• Park Street, Ripon, at the junction with Firby Lane


• Sharow Lane, Ripon, near the A61 roundabout

Trains

Buses

• Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds.

---

8:30am – Full Update 

Roads

There are a number of areas looking busy this morning, especially around the A658.

• There is heavy traffic along the A658 between Follifoot and Knaresborough, after an accident early this morning.


• Traffic is also backing up from the roundabout on the A658 - between Skipton Road and Wetherby Road, past the showground.


• As they have done all week, the temporary lights on Ripon Road (near the Co-op petrol station) are causing a build up of traffic again.


• Things are looking slow around Pannal on the A61 Leeds Road.


• Skipton Road is moving slowly, around the junction with King's Road.


• York Place near King James' School in Knaresborough is also looking busy.


• The Flaxby exit of the A1(M) northbound is busy - possibly due to the nearby temporary lights.

Road closures:

• Oaker Bank/Pot Bank bridge, Beckwithshaw – road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow - road closure


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Bogs Lane, Starbeck, near Henshaws College – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure. Traffic is being diverted down Stockwell Road.


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard - road closure


• A6108 Main Street, West Tanfield, to Tanfield Bridge – road closure


• Borrage Lane, Ripon - road closure for water works

Temporary lights:

• Kings Road, Harrogate at the junction with Chatsworth Grove


• Wetherby Road near Harrogate Town grounds


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite


• Leeds Road near junction with Almsford Avenue


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Otley Road at the Harlow Moor Road and Hill Rise Avenue junction


• A59 Flaxby


• Boroughbridge Road, heading into Knaresborough, just after Farnham Lane


• Clotherholme Road, Ripon, near Outwood Academy


• Park Street, Ripon, at the junction with Firby Lane


• Sharow Lane, Ripon, near the A61 roundabout

Trains

Buses

• Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds.

---

8am – Full Update 

Roads

Things are starting to get busier on the roads this morning.

• The temporary lights on Ripon Road (near the Co-op petrol station) are causing a build up of traffic again.


• On Wetherby Road things are moving slowly past the showground and Stonewall Cemetery.


• There is a build up of traffic on Skipton Road, around the junction with King's Road.


• The traffic on the A658 after an earlier accident looks like its reaching all the way towards Lido Holiday Park near Knaresborough.


• York Place near King James' School in Knaresborough is also looking busy.


• Otley Road is looking a bit slow between the Harlow Moor Road and Cold Bath Road junctions.


• The Flaxby exit of the A1(M) northbound is busy - possibly due to the nearby temporary lights

Road closures:

• Oaker Bank/Pot Bank bridge, Beckwithshaw – road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow - road closure


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Bogs Lane, Starbeck, near Henshaws College – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure. Traffic is being diverted down Stockwell Road.


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard - road closure


• A6108 Main Street, West Tanfield, to Tanfield Bridge – road closure


• Borrage Lane, Ripon - road closure for water works

Temporary lights:

• Kings Road, Harrogate at the junction with Chatsworth Grove


• Wetherby Road near Harrogate Town grounds


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite


• Leeds Road near junction with Almsford Avenue


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Otley Road at the Harlow Moor Road and Hill Rise Avenue junction


• A59 Flaxby


• Boroughbridge Road, heading into Knaresborough, just after Farnham Lane


• Clotherholme Road, Ripon, near Outwood Academy


• Park Street, Ripon, at the junction with Firby Lane


• Sharow Lane, Ripon, near the A61 roundabout

Trains

Buses

• Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds

---

7:30am – Full Update 

Roads

There is heavy traffic on Skipton Road on the approach to the roundabout with Knaresborough Road.

Traffic is also moving slowly near Follifoot, on the A658 up to the roundabout with Wetherby Road.

Road closures:

• Oaker Bank/Pot Bank bridge, Beckwithshaw – road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow - road closure


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Bogs Lane, Starbeck, near Henshaws College – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure. Traffic is being diverted down Stockwell Road.


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard - road closure


• A6108 Main Street, West Tanfield, to Tanfield Bridge – road closure


• Borrage Lane, Ripon - road closure for water works

Temporary lights:

• Kings Road, Harrogate at the junction with Chatsworth Grove


• Wetherby Road near Harrogate Town grounds


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite


• Leeds Road near junction with Almsford Avenue


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Otley Road at the Harlow Moor Road and Hill Rise Avenue junction


• A59 Flaxby


• Boroughbridge Road, heading into Knaresborough, just after Farnham Lane


• Clotherholme Road, Ripon, near Outwood Academy


• Park Street, Ripon, at the junction with Firby Lane


• Sharow Lane, Ripon, near the A61 roundabout

Trains

Buses

• Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability.  The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds

---

7am – Full Update 

Roads

There's heavy traffic on the A658 from Calcutt to Follifoot due to a minor accident. Traffic is moving slowly.

Road closures:

• Oaker Bank/Pot Bank bridge, Beckwithshaw – road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow - road closure


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Bogs Lane, Starbeck, near Henshaws College – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure. Traffic is being diverted down Stockwell Road.


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard - road closure


• A6108 Main Street, West Tanfield, to Tanfield Bridge – road closure


• Borrage Lane, Ripon - road closure for water works

Temporary lights:

• Kings Road, Harrogate at the junction with Chatsworth Grove


• Wetherby Road near Harrogate Town grounds


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite


• Leeds Road near junction with Almsford Avenue


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Otley Road at the Harlow Moor Road and Hill Rise Avenue junction


• A59 Flaxby


• Boroughbridge Road, heading into Knaresborough, just after Farnham Lane


• Clotherholme Road, Ripon, near Outwood Academy


• Park Street, Ripon, at the junction with Firby Lane


• Sharow Lane, Ripon, near the A61 roundabout

Trains

Buses

• Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability.  The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds

---

6.30am – Full Update 

Roads

It's still early so as you'd expect, the roads are pretty quiet. There are a few hotspots that have caused issues this week though, so do plan ahead.

Road closures:

• Oaker Bank/Pot Bank bridge, Beckwithshaw – road closure


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Bogs Lane, Starbeck, near Henshaws College – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure. Traffic is being diverted down Stockwell Road.


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• A6108 Main Street, West Tanfield, to Tanfield Bridge – road closure

Temporary lights:

• Wetherby Road near Harrogate Town grounds


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Skipton Road near the bend for Roberts Crescent


• Leeds Road near junction with Almsford Avenue


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Ripon Road, through Killinghall


• Otley Road at the Harlow Moor Road and Hill Rise Avenue junction


• Boroughbridge Road, heading into Knaresborough, just after Farnham Lane


• Clotherholme Road, Ripon, near Outwood Academy


• Leyburn Road, Masham, near Co-Op


• A59 Flaxby

Trains

Buses

• Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability.  The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds