Good morning and welcome back to the traffic and travel blog. It’s Leah with you on this cold Friday 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.

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

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9am – Full Update 

That is it from me this morning, I will be back with you on Monday with regular updates from 06:30. Have a lovely weekend.

Roads

Traffic Hotspots:

• Wetherby Road between Hookstone Chase and the Kestrel Roundabout - 7 minute delay


• Skipton Road-  11 minute delay


• Knaresborough Road towards Empress roundabout - 6 minute delay

Traffic is building here:

• York Place towards the Prince of Wales roundabout


• Ripon Road towards junction with Skipton Road


• Bond End, Knaresborough


• Otley Road, towards the Prince of Wales roundabout


• Leeds Road, Pannal


• Hookstone Drive

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


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure from 08:00


• 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 Farnham Lane


• A59 York Road, near Manse Lane


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


• Bondgate Green, Ripon

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

Traffic is starting to build in the Harrogate and Ripon Centres.

Traffic Hotspots:

• Wetherby Road between Hookstone Chase and the Kestrel Roundabout - 6 minute delay

Traffic is building here:

• Skipton Road at junction with Claro Road


• Knaresborough Road at junction with Forest Lane Head


• York Place towards the Prince of Wales roundabout


• Ripon Road towards junction with Skipton Road


• Bond End, Knaresborough


• Otley Road, towards the Prince of Wales roundabout


• Leeds Road, Pannal

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


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure from 08:00


• 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 Farnham Lane


• A59 York Road, near Manse Lane


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


• Bondgate Green, Ripon

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

Traffic is starting to build in the Harrogate and Ripon Centres.

Traffic is building here:

• Skipton Road at junction with Claro Road


• Knaresborough Road at junction with Forest Lane Head


• York Place towards the Prince of Wales roundabout


• Ripon Road towards junction with Skipton Road


• Wetherby Road between Hookstone Chase and the Kestrel Roundabout


• Bond End, Knaresborough


• Otley Road, towards the Prince of Wales roundabout

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


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure from 08:00


• 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 Farnham Lane


• A59 York Road, near Manse Lane


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


• Bondgate Green, Ripon

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

Traffic is starting to build in the Harrogate and Ripon Centres.

Traffic is building here:

• Skipton Road at junction with Claro 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


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure from 08:00


• 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 Farnham Lane


• A59 York Road, near Manse Lane


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


• Bondgate Green, Ripon

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


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure from 08:00


• 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 Farnham Lane


• A59 York Road, near Manse Lane


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


• Bondgate Green, Ripon

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

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


• Copgrove Road, Burton Leonard – road closure


• Luncarr Lane, Copt Henwick – road closure from 08:00


• 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 Farnham Lane


• A59 York Road, near Manse Lane


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


• Bondgate Green, Ripon

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.