Happy Friday! Some areas of central Harrogate are looking busy this morning. I’ve included a list of road closures and temporary lights so you can avoid those areas that have been causing delays this week.

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

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

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9am – Full Update 

Roads

There are a few areas looking on the busy side:

• Skipton Road around the junction with King's Road


• Ripon Road, at the temporary lights by the Co-op petrol station


• Wetherby Road past the showground, and at the junction with Hookstone Drive


• Harlow Moor Road, Cold Bath Road and Otley Road area


• A61 Leeds Road, around Pannal


• Boroughbridge Road, from Skelton to Littlethorpe, Ripon

Road closures:

• Station Road, Birstwith - diversion route today between 9:30 and 11:30am


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


• Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road, Harrogate - road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow – road closure


• Weeton Lane, Weeton - 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


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Bishop Keld Close to Burnt Heath Drain, Pateley Bridge - 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


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Main Street, outside St Robert's Church, Pannal


• High Street, Spofforth, around Park Lane


• Crag Lane, Huby, around Strait Lane


• Allerton Park Interchange, at the Flaxby junction of the A1(M)


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Scriven Road, Knaresborough, next to Jacob Smith Park


• Sawley Moor Lane to Risplith, near Grantley


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral


• 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.

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8:30am – Full Update 

Roads

There are a few areas where traffic is building up:

• Skipton Road is looking especially busy, around the junctions with Kings Road and Dragon Parade


• Ripon Road, at the temporary lights by the Co-op petrol station


• Wetherby Road past the showground, and at the junction with Hookstone Drive


• Harlow Moor Road, Cold Bath Road and Otley Road area


• Green Lane, near Rossett Green


• High Street, Starbeck


• A61 Leeds Road, around Pannal


• Boroughbridge Road, from Skelton to Littlethorpe, Ripon

Road closures:

• Station Road, Birstwith - diversion route today between 9:30 and 11:30am


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


• Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road, Harrogate - road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow – road closure


• Weeton Lane, Weeton - 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


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Bishop Keld Close to Burnt Heath Drain, Pateley Bridge - 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


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Main Street, outside St Robert's Church, Pannal


• High Street, Spofforth, around Park Lane


• Crag Lane, Huby, around Strait Lane


• Allerton Park Interchange, at the Flaxby junction of the A1(M)


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Scriven Road, Knaresborough, next to Jacob Smith Park


• Sawley Moor Lane to Risplith, near Grantley


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral


• 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.

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8am – Full Update 

Roads

Some traffic hotspots are starting to appear now as more people are out and about on the roads:

• Ripon Road, around the temporary lights by the Co-op petrol station


• Skipton Road around Dragon Parade


• Wetherby Road past the showground


• Knaresborough High Street


• The exit slip from the A1(M) northbound at Flaxby


• Penny Pot lane in Beckwithshaw, near the Oaker Bank roundabout

Road closures:

• Station Road, Birstwith - diversion route today between 9:30 and 11:30am


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


• Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road, Harrogate - road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow – road closure


• Weeton Lane, Weeton - 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


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Bishop Keld Close to Burnt Heath Drain, Pateley Bridge - 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


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Main Street, outside St Robert's Church, Pannal


• High Street, Spofforth, around Park Lane


• Crag Lane, Huby, around Strait Lane


• Allerton Park Interchange, at the Flaxby junction of the A1(M)


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Scriven Road, Knaresborough, next to Jacob Smith Park


• Sawley Moor Lane to Risplith, near Grantley


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral


• 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.

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7:30am – Full Update 

Roads

Ripon Road is starting to look slightly congested around the temporary lights near the Co-op petrol station, but things look smooth elsewhere around the district.

Road closures:

• Station Road, Birstwith - diversion route today between 9:30 and 11:30am


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


• Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road, Harrogate - road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow – road closure


• Weeton Lane, Weeton - 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


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Bishop Keld Close to Burnt Heath Drain, Pateley Bridge - 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


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Main Street, outside St Robert's Church, Pannal


• High Street, Spofforth, around Park Lane


• Crag Lane, Huby, around Strait Lane


• Allerton Park Interchange, at the Flaxby junction of the A1(M)


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Scriven Road, Knaresborough, next to Jacob Smith Park


• Sawley Moor Lane to Risplith, near Grantley


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral


• 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.

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7am – Full Update 

Roads

Things are still moving along nicely this early in the morning. I'll keep you updated until 9am as any traffic hotspots appear.

Road closures:

• Station Road, Birstwith - diversion route today between 9:30 and 11:30am


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


• Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road, Harrogate - road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow – road closure


• Weeton Lane, Weeton - 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


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Bishop Keld Close to Burnt Heath Drain, Pateley Bridge - 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


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Main Street, outside St Robert's Church, Pannal


• High Street, Spofforth, around Park Lane


• Crag Lane, Huby, around Strait Lane


• Allerton Park Interchange, at the Flaxby junction of the A1(M)


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Scriven Road, Knaresborough, next to Jacob Smith Park


• Sawley Moor Lane to Risplith, near Grantley


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral


• 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.

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6:30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are looking clear of traffic so far this morning, but I'll bring you more updates as things change.

Road closures:

• Station Road, Birstwith - diversion route today between 9:30 and 11:30am


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


• Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road, Harrogate - road closure


• Walton Head Lane, Kirkby Overblow – road closure


• Weeton Lane, Weeton - 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


• Abbey Road, Knaresborough – road closure


• Bishop Keld Close to Burnt Heath Drain, Pateley Bridge - 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


• Ripon Road near Co-Op petrol station


• Leadhall Lane, off Leeds Road, around Rossett Drive


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Main Street, outside St Robert's Church, Pannal


• High Street, Spofforth, around Park Lane


• Crag Lane, Huby, around Strait Lane


• Allerton Park Interchange, at the Flaxby junction of the A1(M)


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Scriven Road, Knaresborough, next to Jacob Smith Park


• Sawley Moor Lane to Risplith, near Grantley


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral


• 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.