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Aug 2021
£7.7m upgrade of junction 47 on A1(M) delayed by two months
A £7.7 million project to upgrade junction 47 on the A1(M) at Flaxby has been delayed and is now scheduled to end in December.
Work began at the start of September last year to widen slip roads and install traffic lights to prevent vehicles queueing.
The project, carried out by contractors Farrans Construction on behalf of North Yorkshire County Council, also involves upgrading the road network just off the junction.
It was due to end shortly but the completion date has been pushed back two months due to "unforeseen ground conditions".
Barrie Mason, assistant director highways and transportation at North Yorkshire County Council, said:
The project is being funded by the county council with £2.47m from the government’s Local Growth Fund along with contributions from Highways England and developer Forward Investment LLP.
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