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17
Oct 2023
Knaresborough road closure signs put up 'in error'
Signs for a road closure in Knaresborough have been removed after the council said they were put up "in error".
Residents were braced for a two-week road closure of the B6163 Briggate after the signs appeared and North Yorkshire Council 's roadworks map indicated the highway would be closed daily between 7.30am until 5.30pm from yesterday until November 1.
The council said the road, where a wall collapsed last month, would be resurfaced.
The collapsed wall
But there was confusion when the signs disappeared and no work took place.
A council spokesperson has now said the signs were "installed by the contractor in error" before being removed. They added resurfacing was now due to take place in April next year.
Councillor Matt Walker, a Liberal Democrat who represents Knaresborough West, said the wall needed repairing before roadworks could be carried out and he was trying to find out when work on the wall would begin.
Cllr Walker added:
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