Good morning and welcome back to the traffic and travel blog. It’s Leah with you on this rainy Monday 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, Suzannah will be back with you tomorrow morning with regular updates from 06.30.

Roads

Traffic Hotspots:

• Wetherby Road between junction with Hookstone Chase and Forest Lane - Delays of 9 minutes


• A19 Closed at Great Thirkleby due to an accident


• Knaresborough Road - Delays of 17 minutes


• Skipton Road - Delays of 7 minutes


• York Place - Delays of 7 minutes

Traffic is building here:

• Ripon Road towards junction with Skipton Road


• Harlow Moor Drive


• A59 towards Flaxby


• A61, Ripley


• Skipton Road at junction with Claro Road


• Hookstone Drive


• York road, Knaresborough


• Hookstone Chase


• Leeds Road towards Prince of Wales roundabout


• Otley Road towards Prince of Wales roundabout


• Cold Bath Road


• Leeds Road at junction with Harrogate Road


• Harrogate Road at junction with Low Skellgate, Ripon


• Westgate, Ripon

Road closures:

• 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


• 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


• 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


• Thistle 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 Hotspots:

• Wetherby Road between junction with Hookstone Chase and Forest Lane - Delays of 11 minutes


• A19 Closed at Great Thirkleby due to an accident


• Knaresborough Road - Delays of 10 minutes


• Skipton Road - Delays of 6 minutes

Traffic is building here:

• Ripon Road towards junction with Skipton Road


• Harlow Moor Drive


• A59 towards Flaxby


• A61, Ripley


• Skipton Road at junction with Claro Road


• Hookstone Drive

Road closures:

• 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


• 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


• 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


• Thistle 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 Hotspots:

• Wetherby Road between junction with Hookstone Chase and Forest Lane – Delays of 7 minutes


• A19 Closed at Great Thirkleby due to an accident

Traffic is building here:

• Ripon Road towards junction with Skipton Road


• Harlow Moor Drive


• A59 towards Flaxby


• A61, Ripley


• Skipton Road at junction with Claro Road


• Knaresborough Road between Forest Lane Head and the Empress roundabout

Road closures:

• 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


• 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


• 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


• Thistle 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 building here:

• Ripon Road towards junction with Skipton Road


• Wetherby Road at junction with Hookstone Chase


• Harlow Moor Drive


• A59 towards Flaxby

Road closures:

• 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


• 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


• 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


• Thistle 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

Road closures:

• 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


• 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


• 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


• Thistle 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:

• 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


• 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


• 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


• Thistle 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.