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Apr 2023
No Harrogate district roads included in county surface dressing programme
The new North Yorkshire Council is beginning its annual surface dressing programme — but it doesn't include any roads in the Harrogate district.
Hundreds of miles of roads across England’s largest county are to be treated this spring and summer.
The work makes roads more skid-resistant and waterproof. It also prevents potholes, and can extend the life of a road by up to 10 years.
Cllr Keane Duncan, North Yorkshire Council’s Conservative executive member for highways and transport, said £8 million of surface dressing would be carried out this year — £2.6 million more than last year.
But Harrogate is the only district in North Yorkshire not to be included in this year's programme.
Work is due to begin mid-April in the Hambleton, Selby and Scarborough districts.
It is due to carry on in Ryedale and Richmondshire in May and finish in the Craven district in early June.
Cllr Duncan said:
In this year's Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt awarded North Yorkshire £6.5 million from a £700 million fund to tackle potholes.
Details of North Yorkshire roadworks are available here.
Read more:
- Three months of roadworks on A61 from Harrogate to Ripon set to begin
- Harrogate road to be closed until November
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