Tag: Highways
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Start date announced for £29m regeneration scheme in Selby
A multi-million pound scheme to regenerate the area around Selby railway station is set to begin next month. The £29 million Selby Station Gateway project aims to encourage people to use sustainable travel and boost economic growth. In October, work will start to remove unused buildings surrounding Selby railway station, including the former railway social…
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UK Government to send test Emergency Alert to mobile
On Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm, the UK Government will send a test Emergency Alert to mobile phones across the UK in the second ever national test of the system. The alerts are about notifying the public around danger to life due to weather or National Highways warned via X, formerly Twitter: “Emergency Alerts…
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Council acts to prop-up its own house building subsidiary business, but they ask for more
Brierley Homes is a subsidiary organisation of North Yorkshire Council that was setup with the intention of building houses in North Yorkshire. They currently have a £25million loan arrangement with North Yorkshire Council, that was due to be paid back in March 2025. North Yorkshire County Council’s housing development company, Brierley Homes, sits within the…
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Parking changes in Harrogate could see a removal of disc parking and a widened controlled zone
North Yorkshire Council are developing changes to car parking arrangements across North Yorkshire, which they say will: Replace a patchwork of inherited policies from the county’s former district and borough councils. Among the key themes are ensuring that parking provides a customer-focused and value for money service that reflects local need, such as electric vehicle…
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Judge rules against legal challenge for major Harrogate transport scheme
A £12 million project to improve Harrogate town centre and encourage the use of public transport is set to proceed to the next stage after a High Court judge ruled in favour of North Yorkshire Council. The Transforming Cities Fund scheme is aimed at improving Harrogate town centre’s public realm, provide better access to public…
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No road closure required for Morton on Swale bridge repairs
An essential repair scheme to Morton on Swale bridge has been designed to cause as little disruption to road users as possible. North Yorkshire Council’s highways team will begin a four-week repair scheme to the Grade II-listed structure on Monday, July 28, after it was struck by vehicles twice in the last two years.…
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Yorkshire Water to replace 1.2km of “prone to bursting” water mains in Harrogate town centre
Yorkshire Water is set to begin a £1.8m project to replace over 1.2km of water mains that are prone to bursting in Harrogate town centre towards the end of August. Replacing the mains with durable, flexible plastic pipework will improve reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage and prevent water main bursts in the area.…
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New members of council’s decision-making executive announced
Two new appointments have been announced for North Yorkshire Council’s decision-making executive. The council’s leader, Cllr Carl Les, has confirmed that Cllr Malcolm Taylor is taking on the highways and transportation portfolio while Cllr Richard Foster will be the executive member for managing our environment. Cllr Keane Duncan, who previously held the highways and transportation…
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Harrogate 20mph scheme set to reduce the volume of cars on the roads
North Yorkshire Council is enacting plans to lower speed limits from 30mph to 20mph in the south and west of Harrogate. This decision follows a petition presented to the council in June 2023 and a public consultation held in December last year. A three-year research project by Queen’s University Belfast found that 20mph speed limits…
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Extra investment for Kex Gill scheme to secure A59’s future
North Yorkshire Council is preparing to safeguard the future of the A59 with an extra £11.7 million of investment in its major Kex Gill realignment project. Essential work is currently under way to bypass a section of the key east-west route near Blubberhouses, which has closed repeatedly over the years due to a series of…