The Council are working with Yorkshire Water to reduce the amount of surface water on the York – Selby cycle track at London Bridge. As well as a mains leak, the drainage ditches appear to be blocked.
The graffiti has been reported to the Council, but we understand they have no immediate plans to remove it.
The cycle track between London Bridge and the Bishopthorpe FC pavillion is currently flooded.
The situation has has been exacerbated by a burst water main on Tadcaster Road.
An alternative route via Sim Balk Lane is available
Yorkshire Water hope to fix the leak today. It may be some time before the cycle path is clear of water
The Council says that, “the scheme has created a safe off-road shared cycle and pedestrian route along the A1237 outer ring road between the Haxby Road roundabout and the B1363 Wigginton Road roundabout, connecting over 15,000 people living in this area of York.
The measures also include new links with Haxby Road near to the roundabout, a new bridge over the York to Scarborough railway line with approach ramps on the existing embankments and an additional crossing point on Wigginton Road to safely connect with Clifton Moor.
The provision of an off-road route/safe link opens up access (sustainably, via cycling and/or walking) between Haxby, Huntington, New Earswick and to the retail, leisure and employment destination of Clifton Moor as well as students attending Joseph Rowntree School“.
The delays to the completion of the scheme – which was scheduled to start in 2013 – have been put down to “poor ground conditions”
