North Yorkshire Council has given an update on work to repair the A59 at Kex Gill.
The road, which is the main route between Harrogate and Skipton, closed suddenly on February 2 when a crack appeared on the verge.
Repair work costing £750,000 began on April 15.
Karl Battersby (pictured above), the council’s corporate director of environment, said in a 57-second video yesterday it was still hoped the road would re-open by the end of June.
He said:
“We know this has caused significant disruption and we acknowledge that in a different environment that we’d have got on site quicker to do these repairs.
“But we’ve had to do a number of survey works to make sure what we do doesn’t cause us a problem in terms of the current road but also doesn’t cause a problem in terms of the new road being constructed.”
Machinery on site
Mr Battersby said a piling rig was putting large metal poles into the side of the road to stabilise it. The road will then be resurfaced.
He added:
“We will be doing weekend working and extended day working to try to keep within that deadline.”
Irish construction firm Sisk, which is carrying out the nearby £68.8 million three-mile realignment, was appointed to oversee the repair work, with Ivor King carrying out the piling.
The crack was caused by a landslip which the council attributed to wet weather but some residents have claimed it is due to the impact of the realignment on the landscape.
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