The pedestrian and cycle tunnel under the East Coast main railway line will be closed from tomorrow for 3 weeks.
The closure – which has not been widely advertised – is in connection with major electricity supply cable work taking place in the area
The tunnel forms part of the orbital cycle route which is used by hundreds of cyclists each day.
NB. Powergrid have also given notice of a supply cut in the Foxwood Lane area on Monday 16th June from 10:00am to 2:00pm
Poppleton Bar park and ride site
The Council re claiming that battery powered buses will run from the Poppleton Park and Ride site from Sunday.
If they do, then it will be due to the efforts of workers on the car park and Poppleton roundabout improvements which were still far from finished earlier today.
Battery powered buses were first proposed by the, then LibDem controlled, Council in 2010.
The introduction of seven zero emission buses on the new park and ride route now is due to a grant from the coalition government.
It is a step in thr right direction.
However, there will be some concern that the new service is being introduced before works at the car park site (opposite the Wyevale garden centre) and on the A59/A1237 junction have been completed.
The new service needs to be a showpiece for the City – not just in terms of appearance, but also in providing a swift journey across a junction which has often been congested in the past.
We seem to be some days away from being able to guarantee that kind of improved visitor experience.
The new Park and Ride site at Askham Bar seems to be further advanced and should be ready for service on Sunday.
Residents can now access a radar map showing current weather conditions across the county. Click map for access. http://preview.wunderground.com/wundermap
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And a reminder that a real time map is also available showing congestion levels, current and planned road works http://roadworks.org/
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12/05 – 01/06: Boroughbridge Road closed to inbound traffic between outer ring road and Beckfield Lane J. Affects services 142/143 and 20
— York Travel (@york_travel) May 9, 2014
We understand that the A1237 diversion, implemented from last night) started at the A19 and involved a 4 mile detour.
One motorist described the situation as chaotic.
@york_travel Furthermore, it is envisaged that the works will only be undertaken overnight between 19:00hrs & 06:00hrs during the closure.
— York Travel (@york_travel) May 6, 2014
The York Council has finally published the list of streets that will be repaired from its supplementary funding programme this year.
There will be more investment in the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward.
A petition was presented to the last Council meeting by Ann Reid asking for several roads to be resurfaced.
The programme restores investment to the level that was being achieved by the Liberal Democrat led Council in 2011.
Streets in the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward which will receive attention this year are:
The only highway scheduled to be repaired from the core budget in the ward – published in December – was part of the carriageway on Moor Lane.
Click here to download the complete supplementary list
The list should be read in conjunction with the base programme of works which was published in December.
City of York Council will be carrying out overnight works in the area surrounding the A59 in preparation for the new Poppleton Bar Park & Ride site.
The works will take place in two phases from Monday 31 March until Thursday 17 April and from Tuesday 6 May until Friday 23 May.
To allow the council to undertake overnight works temporary traffic signals or, in the second phase, overnight closures will be in place. The working hours will take place generally between 7pm until 6am, although some operations will be shorter than this.
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High Ousegate closed from 20:00hrs till 24:00hrs on the 17th March due to emergency building works.
— York Travel (@york_travel) March 14, 2014
A meeting next week will hear the – not unsurprising – news that the majority of York’s highways and footpaths are declining in standard.
11% of unclassified roads (the vast majority of the City’s network) are now in urgent need of repair.
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As reported recently (see right) the Council has belatedly realised the implications of the work backlog which started to build in 2012 when the Council imposed a 37% cut in maintenance budgets.
It is estimated that there is now a £32 million back log in work.
The Council is now saying that it will reveal in April an additional list of streets that it hopes to resurface in the run up to next years local elections.
A list of the roads and paths currently on the list to be resurfaced before March 2015 can be found here
NB. In the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward part of the Moor Lane carriageway is due to be resurfaced.