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Nov 2022
Traffic and Travel Alert: Harrogate district update
Motorists should be aware of ongoing works in Goldsborough which may cause delays during rush hour.
Here is your Stray Ferret traffic update.
Roads
Ongoing works on Station Road in Goldsborough may cause delays for drivers this lunchtime.
Station Road in the village is closed while a new electrical supply is installed for a new housing development.
The work is due to continue until December 16. Bus services through the village have also been diverted as a result of the roadworks.
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.
Motorists should expect the usual traffic on Harrogate’s Wetherby Road, Knaresborough Road and Skipton Road 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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