Good morning and welcome back to the traffic and travel blog. It's Connor with you this morning hoping to help you avoid any problems by road or rail.

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.

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9am – Full Update 

That is all from me this morning on the traffic and travel news desk. Leah will be back with you tomorrow morning from 6.30am.

The roads are looking quite busy already around Harrogate, Ripley and Knaresborough this morning. There are several construction works ongoing in the area which seem to be causing issues.

Roads where congestion is building:

• Otley Road in both directions near Harrogate. Construction of a new cycle lane is underway with temporary lights


• Wetherby Road in Harrogate is very busy in both directions


• Ripon Road near McCarthy's Storage World, drivers struggling with temporary traffic lights


• Ripon Road between Ripley and South Stainley also looks to be quite congested this morning


• Skipton Road near Bilton is Harrogate looks busy

Road closures:

• Leeds Road, outside Marks and Spencer – lane closure


• Rossett Park Road – road closure, plus temporary lights on Leadhall Lane


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Chestnut Grove, the road rear of Chestnut Grove, and Birch Grove, Bilton – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure


• Lands Lane, Knaresborough – road closure


• A1(M) northbound entry slip and southbound exit slip at Flaxby – closure


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure


• Queen Street, Ripon – road closure


• B6265 Bishopton to Eavestone – road closure. Diversions through Ripon, Glasshouses and Ripley


• Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure


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

Temporary lights:

• Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green


• Ripon Road in Harrogate, near McCarthy's Storage World


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road


• Wayside Crescent just off Wetherby Road, near Harrogate Town football ground


• Hawthorne Avenue in Hookstone Chase


• Station Bridge in the town centre


• Parliament Terrace in central Harrogate, near Five Guys


• Ripon Road near Co-op petrol station


• Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite


• Fisher Street, Knaresborough


• Thistle Hill, Knaresborough


• Blands Hill, Knaresborough


• Boroughbridge Road, near Scriven


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Clotherholme Road, Bishopton near Ripon


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral

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 

The roads are looking quite busy already around Harrogate, Ripley and Knaresborough this morning. There are several construction works ongoing in the area which seem to be causing issues.

Roads where congestion is building:

• Otley Road in both directions near Harrogate. Construction of a new cycle lane is underway with temporary lights


• Wetherby Road in Harrogate is very busy in both directions


• Ripon Road near McCarthy's Storage World, drivers struggling with temporary traffic lights


• Ripon Road between Ripley and South Stainley also looks to be quite congested this morning


• Skipton Road near Bilton is Harrogate looks busy


• Knaresborough Road between Starbeck and Harrogate has very heavy traffic

Road closures:

• Leeds Road, outside Marks and Spencer – lane closure


• Rossett Park Road – road closure, plus temporary lights on Leadhall Lane


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Chestnut Grove, the road rear of Chestnut Grove, and Birch Grove, Bilton – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure


• Lands Lane, Knaresborough – road closure


• A1(M) northbound entry slip and southbound exit slip at Flaxby – closure


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure


• Queen Street, Ripon – road closure


• B6265 Bishopton to Eavestone – road closure. Diversions through Ripon, Glasshouses and Ripley


• Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure


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

Temporary lights:

• Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green


• Ripon Road in Harrogate, near McCarthy's Storage World


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road


• Wayside Crescent just off Wetherby Road, near Harrogate Town football ground


• Hawthorne Avenue in Hookstone Chase


• Station Bridge in the town centre


• Parliament Terrace in central Harrogate, near Five Guys


• Ripon Road near Co-op petrol station


• Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite


• Fisher Street, Knaresborough


• Thistle Hill, Knaresborough


• Blands Hill, Knaresborough


• Boroughbridge Road, near Scriven


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Clotherholme Road, Bishopton near Ripon


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral

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 

The roads are looking quite busy already around Harrogate, Ripley and Knaresborough this morning. There are several construction works ongoing in the area which seem to be causing issues.

Roads where congestion is building:

• Otley Road in both directions near Harrogate. Construction of a new cycle lane is underway with temporary lights


• Wetherby Road in Harrogate is very busy in both directions


• Ripon Road near McCarthy's Storage World, drivers struggling with temporary traffic lights


• Ripon Road between Ripley and South Stainley also looks to be quite congested this morning


• Skipton Road near Bilton is Harrogate looks busy


• Knaresborough Road between Starbeck and Harrogate has very heavy traffic

Road closures:

• Leeds Road, outside Marks and Spencer – lane closure


• Rossett Park Road – road closure, plus temporary lights on Leadhall Lane


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Chestnut Grove, the road rear of Chestnut Grove, and Birch Grove, Bilton – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure


• Lands Lane, Knaresborough – road closure


• A1(M) northbound entry slip and southbound exit slip at Flaxby – closure


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure


• Queen Street, Ripon – road closure


• B6265 Bishopton to Eavestone – road closure. Diversions through Ripon, Glasshouses and Ripley


• Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure


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

Temporary lights:

• Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green


• Ripon Road in Harrogate, near McCarthy's Storage World


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road


• Wayside Crescent just off Wetherby Road, near Harrogate Town football ground


• Hawthorne Avenue in Hookstone Chase


• Station Bridge in the town centre


• Parliament Terrace in central Harrogate, near Five Guys


• Ripon Road near Co-op petrol station


• Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite


• Fisher Street, Knaresborough


• Thistle Hill, Knaresborough


• Blands Hill, Knaresborough


• Boroughbridge Road, near Scriven


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Clotherholme Road, Bishopton near Ripon


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral

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 

The roads are looking quite busy already around Harrogate, Ripley and Knaresborough this morning. There are several construction works ongoing in the area which seem to be causing issues.

Roads where congestion is building:

• Otley Road in both directions near Harrogate. Construction of a new cycle lane is underway with temporary lights


• Wetherby Road in Harrogate is very busy in both directions


• Ripon Road near McCarthy's Storage World, drivers struggling with temporary traffic lights


• Skipton Road near Bilton is Harrogate also looks busy

Road closures:

• Leeds Road, outside Marks and Spencer – lane closure


• Rossett Park Road – road closure, plus temporary lights on Leadhall Lane


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Chestnut Grove, the road rear of Chestnut Grove, and Birch Grove, Bilton – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure


• Lands Lane, Knaresborough – road closure


• A1(M) northbound entry slip and southbound exit slip at Flaxby – closure


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure


• Queen Street, Ripon – road closure


• B6265 Bishopton to Eavestone – road closure. Diversions through Ripon, Glasshouses and Ripley


• Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure


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

Temporary lights:

• Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green


• Ripon Road in Harrogate, near McCarthy's Storage World


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road


• Wayside Crescent just off Wetherby Road, near Harrogate Town football ground


• Hawthorne Avenue in Hookstone Chase


• Station Bridge in the town centre


• Parliament Terrace in central Harrogate, near Five Guys


• Ripon Road near Co-op petrol station


• Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite


• Fisher Street, Knaresborough


• Thistle Hill, Knaresborough


• Blands Hill, Knaresborough


• Boroughbridge Road, near Scriven


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Clotherholme Road, Bishopton near Ripon


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral

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

Otley Road is likely to be particularly busy as work has started on a new cycle route near Harlow Moor Road.

Road closures:

• Leeds Road, outside Marks and Spencer – lane closure


• Rossett Park Road – road closure, plus temporary lights on Leadhall Lane


• Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure


• Chestnut Grove, the road rear of Chestnut Grove, and Birch Grove, Bilton – road closure


• Whiteley Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure


• Lands Lane, Knaresborough – road closure


• A1(M) northbound entry slip and southbound exit slip at Flaxby – closure


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure


• Queen Street, Ripon – road closure


• B6265 Bishopton to Eavestone – road closure. Diversions through Ripon, Glasshouses and Ripley


• Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure


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

Temporary lights:

• Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green


• Ripon Road in Harrogate, near McCarthy's Storage World


• Green Lane at the junction with Rossett Avenue


• Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road


• Wayside Crescent just off Wetherby Road, near Harrogate Town football ground


• Hawthorne Avenue in Hookstone Chase


• Station Bridge in the town centre


• Parliament Terrace in central Harrogate, near Five Guys


• Ripon Road near Co-op petrol station


• Hollins Lane, Hampsthwaite


• Fisher Street, Knaresborough


• Thistle Hill, Knaresborough


• Blands Hill, Knaresborough


• Boroughbridge Road, near Scriven


• A59 York Road, near the Station Road junction


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


• Clotherholme Road, Bishopton near Ripon


• Minster Road, Ripon, outside the cathedral

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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