roads

Key workers are keeping the roads safe for essential services

Published 26 March 2020

Key highways workers are at the forefront of ensuring essential services can continue to operate in North Yorkshire during the Covid-19 outbreak.

snow on roads in North Yorkshire

Drivers urged to take care as wintry weather forecast to continue

Published 24 February 2020

Drivers are being urged to take care on North Yorkshire roads as further wintry weather is forecast this week.

a general shot of resurfacing under way

Three resurfacing schemes to begin in Richmondshire

Published 18 February 2020

Three Richmondshire roads will benefit from essential resurfacing work due to begin at the weekend.

impression of the improvements in Zetland Street

Work to start on Zetland Street improvements

Published 3 February 2020

Work on a major improvement scheme in Northallerton is due to start on Monday (10 February).

Norton level crossing

Weight limit on crossing confirmed, but it will be reviewed

Published 24 January 2020

A permanent ban on vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes on Norton level crossing has been confirmed, but will be reviewed in light of the increase in rail services in Malton and analysis of the impact of that on traffic flows and air quality.

improvements at Stepney Road junction

Residents see benefit at halfway mark of junctions work

Published 21 January 2020

Essential junction improvements in Scarborough to ease congestion and improve safety for pedestrians have reached the halfway point.

Penny Pot Lane

Drivers alerted to major work by developer in Harrogate

Published 13 January 2020

Road users are being alerted to the start of major road works by a housing developer on Penny Pot Lane, Harrogate.

Zetland Street in Northallerton

Public invited to view town centre improvement plans

Published 7 January 2020

The public is being invited to take an advance look at plans for a major improvement for Northallerton’s town centre.

Great Broughtton high street

Essential road resurfacing to begin in Great Broughton

Published 3 January 2020

Essential resurfacing is to be carried out on the road through Great Broughton High Street.

a section of road

As road casualties fall, county improves public access to figures

Published 5 November 2019

The most recent casualty figures for roads in North Yorkshire and York show that in 2018 there were 286 fewer collisions and 349 fewer casualties.

lighting columns along the A63 Selby bypass

Bypass lights switched off to support energy-reduction drive

Published 24 October 2019

Street lights along the A63 Selby bypass have been switched off as part of an ongoing energy reduction programme.

• County Council Leader Cllr Carl Les with the gritter that took part in the UCI publicity caravan

We’re prepared for winter on the roads

Published 9 October 2019

North Yorkshire’s highways gritting teams are geared up for the challenge of the coming winter on the county’s 5,800 miles of roads.

traffic on a Harrogate road

Approval sought for measures to tackle Harrogate congestion

Published 7 October 2019

Next steps to address congestion in Harrogate and Knaresborough will be considered by the County Council’s Executive next week.

street scene around the junction

Signals upgrade will improve access for people with disabilities

Published 2 October 2019

Work to upgrade the traffic signals at the junction of the A64 Westborough and A165 Northway in Scarborough is scheduled to begin on Monday (7 October).

work under way last year to repair the A59 at Kex Gill after movement in the carriageway

Chance to see progress on realignment of A59 at Kex Gill

Published 18 September 2019

Residents and businesspeople are being invited to a series of public events at which they can see plans for the realignment of the A59 at Kex Gill and speak to the professionals behind the scheme.

people on the newly opened temporary route on Grinton Moor

Vital local link road on cycling championships route reopens

Published 6 September 2019

A temporary culvert and road has been built in weeks by County Council engineers and contractors after a masonry bridge on the C106 on the forthcoming UCI World Road Championship route was destroyed by flood water.

Brocka Beck Bridge

Essential bridge works to start on A169

Published 2 September 2019

Essential maintenance is to be carried out on Brocka Beck Bridge on the A169 near Goathland.

Traffic uses the new temporary crossing on the B6270 between Grinton and Richmond this afternoon

Reeth to Richmond route reopens to two-way traffic

Published 29 August 2019

The B6270, which links Grinton and Reeth with Richmond, fully reopened to two-way traffic this afternoon following the completion of a temporary road alongside the bridge that was damaged in last month’s flooding.

maintenance work on Sutton Bank last year

Sutton Bank to close for maintenance work

Published 28 August 2019

Sutton Bank on the A170 between Helmsley and Thirsk will close for a week from Monday, 9 September, for essential annual maintenance work.

The B6270, which links Grinton and Reeth with the Richmond area of the Dales, suffered severe damage when floods hit the region on July 30 and 31.

Flood-hit Dales road reopens ahead of schedule

Published 14 August 2019

A Dales road - which has been closed since torrential rainfall caused a landslip and weakened a bridge - will reopen two day ahead of schedule this evening.

the collapsed bridge at Grinton Moor

Dales flood recovery operation continues

Published 2 August 2019

Recovery operations are continuing today to help the Yorkshire Dales communities that have shown such spirit and resolve in their recovery from this week’s unusually severe flooding.

Map of the A170 Stepney Road/Stepney Drive roundabout

Consultation event to be held on junction improvement

Published 31 July 2019

Members of the public are being invited to view the design for junction improvements at the A170 Stepney Road/Stepney Drive roundabout in Scarborough at a consultation event on Wednesday, 7 August.

Grinton moor bridge 9 miles west of Richmond

Flash flooding in North Yorkshire

Published 31 July 2019

Highways teams are continuing to work round the clock clearing roads and responding to the severe weather in the Yorkshire Dales.

the B6268 in Bedale

Resurfacing schemes to begin in Bedale area

Published 30 July 2019

Two road resurfacing schemes in the Bedale area are scheduled to begin on Monday, 5 August.

View of Norton level crossing

Decision to be considered on Norton crossing weight limit

Published 23 July 2019

A decision on whether to make permanent a weight restriction prohibiting heavy commercial vehicles from using Norton level crossing is expected on Friday (26 July).

Bawtry Road

Essential resurfacing to take place on Selby roads

Published 12 July 2019

Essential road resurfacing in Selby is scheduled to take place later this month.

Scalby Road in Scarborough

Junction improvement works due to start in Scarborough

Published 17 June 2019

A busy roundabout is to undergo a major overhaul, as part of a £4m package of junction improvements in Scarborough.

Morton on Swale Bridge in North Yorkshire

Morton on Swale Bridge to be repaired

Published 31 May 2019

Repairs to Morton on Swale Bridge are scheduled to begin on 17 June.

Joint efforts to reduce waiting times at the level crossing at Starbeck are continuing from the County Council and Network Rail.

Joint efforts continue to ease crossing congestion

Published 29 May 2019

Joint efforts to reduce waiting times at the level crossing at Starbeck are continuing from the County Council and Network Rail.

surface dressing under way

Surface dressing will give longer life to miles of road

Published 29 April 2019

Almost 350 miles of road across North Yorkshire will have its life extended by up to ten years thanks to the county’s annual surface dressing programme.