Good morning it's Suzannah with you today. I'm here to keep you updated on any road or public transport delays.

If you spot anything, let me know on 01423 276197. Let’s help everyone have a smooth journey today.

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9am – Full Update 

That's it from me today, it'll be Connor back with you.

From myself, have a very Merry Christmas.

Roads

Traffic is building here:

• Empress roundabout coming from Wetherby and Knaresborough Road


• Boroughbridge Road near Kia Garage - due to roadworks


• A61 heading towards Ripon near Quarry Park - due to roadworks


• Otley Road near Pannal Ash

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• Trains on the Harrogate and Knaresborough lines look to be running on time at the moment

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 building here:

• Empress roundabout coming from Wetherby and Knaresborough Road


• Boroughbridge Road near Kia Garage - due to roadworks


• A61 heading towards Ripon near Quarry Park - due to roadworks

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• 8.37 Harrogate to York is cancelled due to a broken down train

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

The roads are getting busier in their usual spots but no hotspots yet.

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• 8.37 Harrogate to York is cancelled due to a broken down train

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

The roads are getting busier but no hotspots to report yet.

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• 8.37 Harrogate to York is cancelled due to a broken down train

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

The roads are still running smoothly so far this morning, but keep checking back as things will likely get busier.

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• 7.04 Harrogate to Leeds is cancelled due to a fault on the train

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 running smoothly so far this morning, but keep checking back as things will likely get busier as the morning goes on.

Road closures:

• Multiple closures across Bilton due to road resurfacing


• Green Way, Harrogate, off Green Lane near Ashville


• Calder Road, Harrogate, behind The Shepherd’s Dog on Otley Road


• Saint Helen’s Road, Harrogate, off Hookstone Drive near St John Fisher


• Poplar Grove, Bilton


• Sleights Lane near Menwith Hill and Crow Trees Equestrian


• Carr Side Road, Great Ouseburn


• Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – emergency road closure


• Bogs Lane and Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – rolling road closures


• A1(M) junction at Flaxby – road closures on all slip road roads. Work is now set to overrun by at least six months due to the discovery of great crested newts


• Westerns Lane, Markington


• Pinfold Lane, Norwood near Swinsty reservoir

Temporary lights:

• Numerous sets of lights on A168 heading north alongside from J47 to J48 of the A1 (M)


• Apron Lane, heading into Burton Leonard


• Otley Road, Harrogate – near Harlow Moor Road


• Main Street, Pannal, near St Robert’s Church


• Spring Lane, Pannal, near Pannal Primary School


• Burn Bridge Road, just before the roundabout with Pannal Methodist Church


• Bar Lane, Roecliffe


• Main Street To Tanfield Bridge, West Tanfield

Trains

• 6.41 Harrogate to York - two minute delay - 6.43


• 7.04 Harrogate to Leeds is cancelled due to a fault on the train


• 7.09 Harrogate to York - delayed - no arrival time available yet

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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