Live: Harrogate district traffic and travel
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Last updated Nov 19, 2021

Good morning, happy Friday – it’s almost the weekend! It’s Suzannah with you today and I’ll be giving you all the travel alerts you need to have a smooth journey.

If you spot any new roadworks, traffic or anything that could cause a delay get in touch on 01423 276197.

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9am – Full Update 

Roads

Traffic hotspots:

  • Leeds Road near M&S Food Hall – due to road closure on Leadhall Lane

Traffic is building here:

  • Wetherby Road towards Empress roundabout – five minute delay
  • Knaresborough Road through Starbeck
  • Skipton Road heading down towards Empress roundabout
  • Knaresborough high street
  • Boroughbridge Road, near the Kia Garage – due to roadworks
  • A61 through Pannal near Costa coffee
  • Harewood
  • Forest Lane Head, Starbeck
  • Ripon city centre

Road closures:

  • Leadhall Lane, Harrogate – road closure
  • Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure
  • Wayside Avenue near Wetherby Road – road closure for resurfacing
  • Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road – temporary one way system 
  • Savage Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure
  • Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure
  • Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – road closure
  • Arthurs Avenue between Otley Road and Pannal Ash Road – road closure

Temporary lights:

  • Drury Lane, Pannal
  • Wetherby Road, Harrogate
  • Ripon Road just south of Ripley
  • Otley Road near Pharmall Ltd
  • York Road, Knaresborough, near chain Lane
  • Cold Bath Road in Harrogate
  • Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green
  • Green Lane near Ashville College
  • Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road
  • Boroughbridge Road, near the Kia Garage
  • Dallamires Lane, Ripon

Trains

  • There are no problems on the Harrogate to York, Leeds or Knaresborough lines

Buses

  • 9.10 (number 36 bus) from Harrogate to Leeds is cancelled – due to the driver not being available
  • 10.10 (number 36 bus) from Leeds to Harrogate is cancelled – due to the driver not being available
  • Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds


8.30am – Full Update 

Roads

Traffic hotspots:

  • Wetherby Road towards Empress roundabout – five minute delay

Traffic is building here:

  • Knaresborough Road through Starbeck
  • Skipton Road heading down towards Empress roundabout
  • Leeds Road near M&S Food Hall – due to road closure on Leadhall Lane
  • Knaresborough high street
  • A61 through Pannal near Costa coffee
  • Harewood
  • Forest Lane Head, Starbeck
  • Ripon city centre

Road closures:

  • Leadhall Lane, Harrogate – road closure
  • Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure
  • Wayside Avenue near Wetherby Road – road closure for resurfacing
  • Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road – temporary one way system 
  • Savage Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure
  • Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure
  • Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – road closure
  • Arthurs Avenue between Otley Road and Pannal Ash Road – road closure

Temporary lights:

  • Drury Lane, Pannal
  • Wetherby Road, Harrogate
  • Ripon Road just south of Ripley
  • Otley Road near Pharmall Ltd
  • York Road, Knaresborough, near chain Lane
  • Cold Bath Road in Harrogate
  • Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green
  • Green Lane near Ashville College
  • Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road
  • Boroughbridge Road, near the Kia Garage
  • Dallamires Lane, Ripon

Trains

  • 8.30 Harrogate to Leeds – six minute delay – 8.36
  • There are no problems on the Harrogate to York, Leeds or Knaresborough lines

Buses

  • Buses look to be running on time with no reported delays or cancellations
  • Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds

8am – Full Update 

Roads

Traffic is building here:

  • Wetherby Road towards Empress roundabout
  • A61 through Pannal near Costa coffee
  • Forest Lane Head, Starbeck
  • Ripon city centre

Road closures:

  • Leadhall Lane, Harrogate – road closure
  • Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure
  • Wayside Avenue near Wetherby Road – road closure for resurfacing
  • Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road – temporary one way system 
  • Savage Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure
  • Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure
  • Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – road closure
  • Arthurs Avenue between Otley Road and Pannal Ash Road – road closure

Temporary lights:

  • Drury Lane, Pannal
  • Wetherby Road, Harrogate
  • Ripon Road just south of Ripley
  • Otley Road near Pharmall Ltd
  • York Road, Knaresborough, near chain Lane
  • Cold Bath Road in Harrogate
  • Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green
  • Green Lane near Ashville College
  • Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road
  • Boroughbridge Road, near the Kia Garage
  • Dallamires Lane, Ripon

Trains

  • 8.30 Harrogate to Leeds – two minute delay – 8.32
  • There are no problems on the Harrogate to York, Leeds or Knaresborough lines

Buses

  • Buses look to be running on time with no reported delays or cancellations
  • Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds

7.30am – Full Update 

Roads

Traffic is building in its usual spots but no hotspots just yet.

Yesterday, the closure of Leadhall Lane, just iff Leeds Road, was causing traffic coming into Harrogate from the south so take care.

Road closures:

  • Leadhall Lane, Harrogate – road closure
  • Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure
  • Wayside Avenue near Wetherby Road – road closure for resurfacing
  • Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road – temporary one way system 
  • Savage Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure
  • Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure
  • Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – road closure
  • Arthurs Avenue between Otley Road and Pannal Ash Road – road closure

Temporary lights:

  • Drury Lane, Pannal
  • Wetherby Road, Harrogate
  • Ripon Road just south of Ripley
  • Otley Road near Pharmall Ltd
  • York Road, Knaresborough, near chain Lane
  • Cold Bath Road in Harrogate
  • Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green
  • Green Lane near Ashville College
  • Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road
  • Boroughbridge Road, near the Kia Garage
  • Dallamires Lane, Ripon

Trains

  • There are no problems on the Harrogate to York, Leeds or Knaresborough lines

Buses

  • 7.55 (number 36 bus) from Leeds to Harrogate is cancelled – due to the driver not being available
  • Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds

7am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are looking quiet so far this morning, with no hotspots just yet.

Yesterday, the closure of Leadhall Lane, just iff Leeds Road, was causing traffic coming into Harrogate from the south so take care.

Road closures:

  • Leadhall Lane, Harrogate – road closure
  • Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure
  • Wayside Avenue near Wetherby Road – road closure for resurfacing
  • Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road – temporary one way system 
  • Savage Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure
  • Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure
  • Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – road closure
  • Arthurs Avenue between Otley Road and Pannal Ash Road – road closure

Temporary lights:

  • Drury Lane, Pannal
  • Wetherby Road, Harrogate
  • Ripon Road just south of Ripley
  • Otley Road near Pharmall Ltd
  • York Road, Knaresborough, near chain Lane
  • Cold Bath Road in Harrogate
  • Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green
  • Green Lane near Ashville College
  • Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road
  • Boroughbridge Road, near the Kia Garage
  • Dallamires Lane, Ripon

Trains

  • There are no problems on the Harrogate to York, Leeds or Knaresborough lines

Buses

  • 7.55 (number 36 bus) from Leeds to Harrogate is cancelled – due to the driver not being available
  • Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds


6.30am – Full Update 

Roads

The roads are looking quiet so far this morning, with no hotspots just yet. Yesterday, the closure of Leadhall Lane, just iff Leeds Road, was causing traffic coming into Harrogate from the south so take care.

Road closures:

  • Leadhall Lane, Harrogate – road closure
  • Kingsley Drive, Starbeck – road closure
  • Wayside Avenue near Wetherby Road – road closure for resurfacing
  • Harlow Moor Road at the junction with Otley Road – temporary one way system 
  • Savage Yard, Knaresborough, across from The Crown Inn – road closure
  • Westerns Lane, Markington – road closure
  • Pool Lane, Nun Monkton – road closure
  • Arthurs Avenue between Otley Road and Pannal Ash Road – road closure

Temporary lights:

  • Drury Lane, Pannal
  • Wetherby Road, Harrogate
  • Ripon Road just south of Ripley
  • Otley Road near Pharmall Ltd
  • York Road, Knaresborough, near chain Lane
  • Cold Bath Road in Harrogate
  • Leadhall Lane in Rossett Green
  • Green Lane near Ashville College
  • Otley Road around the junctions for Cold Bath Road and Harlow Moor Road
  • Boroughbridge Road, near the Kia Garage
  • Dallamires Lane, Ripon

Trains

  • 6.41 Harrogate to York – two minute delay – 6.43
  • There are no problems on the Harrogate to York, Leeds or Knaresborough lines

Buses

  • 6.21 (number 36 bus) from Bilton to Leeds is cancelled – due to the driver not being available
  • 7.55 (number 36 bus) from Leeds to Harrogate is cancelled – due to the driver not being available
  • Harrogate Bus Company is running a reduced timetable due to driver availability. The 36 bus will run every 30 mins between Harrogate & Ripon, and every 15 mins between Harrogate & Leeds