Roadworks on a busy Knaresborough road have again been extended.
Northern Gas Networks is carrying out exploratory work to divert underground infrastructure at the railway bridge on Halfpenny Lane.
Work started on March 25 and was due to end in April but was extended until next week, May 17.
Northern Gas Networks, which is responsible for gas supply, said today work has been further delayed for six weeks, which means it is likely to continue for most of June.
The closure extending from the bridge to the roundabout next to Old Penny Gate will remain in place until additional works are complete and a signed diversion is in place.
Dominic Nevison, site manager at Northern Gas Networks, said:
“We have been working with other utilities to carefully plan this work to minimise the impact on road users and members of the public.
“Upon completion of our exploratory work we had originally planned to divert the sewer in the affected area of where our pipe is located. Unfortunately, this cannot be done due to the complexity of the work involved.
“We will therefore we need to divert the medium pressure gas main; this means that the work will need to continue and we are expecting this to take approximately six weeks to compete.
“We apologise for inconvenience caused and would like to reassure everyone that we will be working hard to complete the work so that we can reopen the road as soon as possible.”
The company said there would be no impact on the gas supplies to homes and businesses in the area.
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