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Nov 2022
Traffic and Travel Alert: Harrogate district update
Commuters should be aware of upcoming train strikes in the Harrogate district this weekend.
Commuters should be aware of upcoming train strikes in the Harrogate district this weekend.
Here is your Stray Ferret traffic and travel update.
Roads
Motorists should expect the usual traffic on Harrogate’s Wetherby Road, Knaresborough Road and Skipton Road this morning.
Drivers are urged to take care on the roads this morning following low temperatures and heavy rain forecast for the Harrogate district later this morning.
Meanwhile, motorists should be aware that traffic lights on the A59 York Road near the junction with the A658 near Goldsborough continue to cause delays for drivers during rush hour.
The three-way lights at the junction with the A658 has seen queueing traffic for motorists over the last few weeks.
Yorkshire Water is carrying out work to lay a new water main for a housing development.
According to North Yorkshire County Council’s roadworks map, the work is due to remain until November 27.
Drivers are urged to allow extra time if using the route this morning.
Trains and buses
This morning, Northern services between Harrogate and Knaresborough going to York and Leeds are scheduled to run as normal.
However, commuters should be aware of planned industrial action on the railways this Saturday (November 26) as the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLF) plan to walkout.
It will see no Northern services operating on the day. LNER, which operates services to London King's Cross, has asked passengers to check train times before they travel.
Meanwhile, Harrogate Bus Company is currently reporting cancellations on its 36 service this morning. You can get updates here.
The bus company has announced that the 21 at Goldsborough will be diverted from today due to electrical works on Station Road in the village until December 16.
The service will miss stops towards Knaresborough at Princess Mead, War Memorial and Greystone Farm.
It will also miss stops towards Boroughbridge at Princess Mead, Midgely Land and Nr Roundabout.
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