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Jan 2022
Highways chief 'confident' Kex Gill scheme can still avoid inquiry
North Yorkshire’s highways chief has said he is hopeful that a £60 million project to realign Kex Gill will go ahead without a public inquiry.
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.
Following the publication of compulsory purchase orders, the council was faced with two objections which, if unresolved, could have led to a public inquiry.
However, Cllr Don Mackenzie, executive member for access at the county council, told the Stray Ferret the authority had now resolved one of the complaints.
He said:
Cllr Mackenzie previously told the Stray Ferret that he did not see the objections as a “severe risk” to the project.
Read More:
- Public inquiry could delay £60m Kex Gill scheme by 15 months
- A59 Kex Gill ‘instability issue’ cost council £1.4 million
He added that once construction started on the project, work could take up to 18 months to complete.
However, a start date for the scheme has yet to be confirmed.
Barrie Mason, assistant director of highways and transportation at North Yorkshire County Council, said the authority intended to progress the scheme “as soon as possible”.
He said:
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