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Mar 2022
Delayed A59 Kex Gill reroute now set to start next year and finish in 2025
The delayed £60 million reroute of the A59 at Kex Gill is now unlikely to start until next year, with work continuing until 2025.
North Yorkshire County Council previously said it hoped the reroute would start in autumn last year and take 15 months.
But the council is still negotiating on one remaining objection to compulsory purchase orders it issued for the scheme.
The A59 is the main route between Harrogate and Skipton. A diversion is planned west of Blubberhouses on the A59 at Kex Gill, which has been blighted by a history of landslides and a recent “instability issue” that cost the council £1.4 million to resolve.
Richard Binks, head of major projects and infrastructure at the council, said:
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- Public inquiry could delay £60m Kex Gill scheme by 15 months
- A59 Kex Gill ‘instability issue’ cost council £1.4 million
If left unresolved, the objections could lead to a public inquiry - which would delay the start of the project further.
Cllr Don Mackenzie, executive councillor for access at the council, told a council meeting last year.
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