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Jul 2022
Call for roundabout to replace lights at key Ripon junction
A 'jumble of traffic lights' at the four-way junction linking the Morrisons Supermarket site with the Ripon to Harrogate Road, Moorside and Quarry Moor Lane, is causing confusion for motorists that may lead to accidents.
That's the conclusion of Ripon City Council, which is calling for the numerous sets of lights to be replaced by a single roundabout.
Speaking at the July full meeting of the council, leader Andrew Williams, said:
"The junction would be a lot safer if it were served by a roundabout."
Fellow councillors were in agreement and the call to North Yorkshire for the roundabout will go alongside a request for further road re-surfacing in and around Ripon city centre.
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The potholes have gone from Princess Road
North Yorkshire highways bosses have often had a rough ride when it comes to concerns raised by city councillors about potholed roads, but there was praise for them at the council meeting, as members said they were happy with the resurfacing work carried out on St Mary's Gate, Minster Road and Princess Road.
Councillor Pauline McHardy said:
It was, however, agreed that there is still a long way to go before Ripon is rid of its pothole problems.
Cllr Williams, who was elected onto the North Yorkshire authority in May has taken senior officers and Cllr Keane Duncan, the newly appointed executive member for highways and transportation, on guided tours of the city's uneven streets.
It is hoped that money can be allocated in forward budgets for repair and renewal works to be carried out.
Cllr Williams, pointed out:
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