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Oct 2021
North Yorkshire County Council has officially extended the closure of Beech Grove by 18 months in a bid to encourage cycling and walking.
The experimental closure has been in place since February. The council said at the time it would end in August 2021 but it will now stay until August 2022.
Ahead of August 2022 the council will take a formal decision on how to move forward with Beech Grove.
The closure of Beech Grove has been controversial. Some see it as the way forward but others believe it just shifts traffic onto other roads.
County Councillor Don Mackenzie, executive member for access, said:
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