Marygate car park to be closed during February
Rail passengers, York residents and visitors to the city are being reminded to plan ahead this half term as the old bridge deck of Scarborough Rail Bridge will be lifted out and a new one installed.
The work to refurbish the bridge means that no trains can run over it between 14 and 23 February, with coaches replacing First Trans-Pennine Express trains between York and Seamer.
The worksite in York will also affect local residents and visitors. Marygate car park will be closed from 2 to 27 February to safely accommodate the crane and other construction equipment. The footbridge alongside Scarborough railway bridge which also carries National Cycle Network route 65 across the river will be closed from 9 February to 2 March and the shared use paths on either side of the river under Scarborough railway bridge will close between 14 and 22 February.
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Alot of traffic congestion in York this morning…Dringhouses library has reopened
Multiple traffic light failures have been blamed for increases in congestion this morning. Click graphic for updated position
Dringhouses Library which has to close for a short time yesterday following a power cut, is now fully operational again.
Gas works likely to increase congestion in York
Congestion levels likely to be affected by road works
Northern Gas Networks is about to start work to upgrade ageing metal gas mains in York city centre.
The project is part of Northern Gas Network’s on-going development of infrastructure across the north of England and will involve replacing existing metallic gas mains with more durable plastic pipes to ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in the area for years to come.
The eight week project will start on 5 January and take place on Nunnery Lane, Bishopthorpe Road and Scarcroft Road. On Nunnery Lane, it will be necessary to close one lane of the carriageway to allow the essential work to be completed.
The eight week project will start on 5 January and take place on Nunnery Lane, Bishopthorpe Road and Scarcroft Road. On Nunnery Lane, it will be necessary to close one lane of the carriageway to allow the essential work to be completed.
A signed diversion route will be in place.
Temporary traffic lights will be in place on Bishopthorpe Road and Scarcroft Road.
Temporary traffic lights will be in place on Bishopthorpe Road and Scarcroft Road.
Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times throughout the duration of the essential work and businesses will remain open as usual.
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£11.9 million highways resurfacing boost for York
The government has stepped in to give York an additional £2 million a year to tackle the road maintenance backlog.
Details of the announcement can be found by clicking here
The York Council gained notoriety in 2012 by halving the amount that it invested in repairing local footpaths and roads.
They continued the policy into 2013 with a large backlog of repairs developing.
Investment only returned to 2011 levels this year.
The York Council announced its provisional resurfacing programme for 2015 a couple of weeks ago. The government announcement means that this list should now more than double in size.
Wains Road footpath resurfacing starts on 5th January
Wains Road footpath resurfacing cllck to enlarge
The City of York Council will start work week commencing 5th January 2015 to reconstruct the footway shown on the plan overleaf. This scheme is programmed to take 3 weeks, weather permitting.
The works consists of taking up and relaying flags, replacing broken and worn ones, and vehicle crossings are to be reconstructed in concrete.
The Contractor carrying out the work will be City of York Council’s Highways department. The contractor will be working between 8:00am and 4:00pm Monday to Friday.
Carrick Gardens footpaths to be resurfaced
Carrick Gardens resurfacing plan click to enlarge
The Council will start work week commencing 15th December 2014 to reconstruct the footway shown on the plan right. This scheme is programmed to take 3 weeks, weather permitting.
The work consists of fully excavating the footway and reconstructing from the ground up in tarmac. Road kerbs are to be replaced at vehicle crossings.
The contractor will be working between 8:00am and 4:00pm Monday to Thursday, and 8:00am to 12:30pm on Fridays.
Footpath and highways resurfaicng programme announced
The York Council has published it initial programme of resurfacing works for the forthcoming financial year.
Click to enlarge
The carriageway programme can be seen by clicking here The footpath programme can be viewed here
Alternatively click on the graphic right to see a ward by ward analysis.
Not a lot of work is scheduled for the west of the city although the bulk of the programme will not be revealed until the Council has completed its budget for next year in February. The current £2 million programme would normally be supplemented by another £4 million worth of schemes when the dust has settled.
Nevertheless there are some worrying omissions.
In the Dringhouses ward only a small footpath resurfacing scheme in Turnmire Road is included.
Delays on Tadcaster Road following broken water pipe
2-way lights & single lane traffic will remain in operation on Tadcaster Rd till approx 11am 29th while emergency repairs are carried out.
— York Travel (@york_travel) November 28, 2014
Live traffic congestion map for York
There is a lot of traffic congestion in the Haxby/Wigginton area today as the A1237 road works continue.
Up to date traffic reports can be found at http://roadworks.org/ or click map
