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Jun 2023
Councillors call for 'comprehensive resurfacing' of Ripon city centre roads
Councillors are calling for damaged roads in Ripon city centre to be resurfaced with tarmac as a matter of urgency.
The principal areas of concern are the four roads around Market Square where block paving has lifted and cracked because of the volume of traffic.
In recent years North Yorkshire Council has carried out temporary repairs by putting tarmac over the worst-affected sections, leaving the surface looking like a patchwork quilt.
Roads around the market are the main concern.
On Friday, city council leader Andrew Williams will tour Ripon with North Yorkshire highways officials to show them where problems exist with cracked and uneven roads and pavements.
At Monday evening's full council meeting, he said:
Cllr Williams' proposal, which calls on North Yorkshire to make the work a priority, was unanimously supported by fellow councillors.
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