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Oct 2022
Harrogate roadworks 'paused' until New Year
Northern Gas Networks has paused its "slower than anticipated" gas mains replacement works in Harrogate town centre.
The company said yesterday the scheme had proved "challenging" and would be temporarily halted to avoid Christmas disruption.
It means five weeks of traffic lights on Cold Bath Road, which were initially due to take place in September, won't happen until at least January.
Northern Gas Networks, which transports gas to 2.7 million homes in northern England through a network of underground pipes, also said it had finished long-term work at Crescent Road, near the tourist information centre.
But it added it still needed to "make good" the area before traffic and pedestrian restrictions were lifted — hopefully this week.
Scott Kitchingman, business operations lead for Northern Gas Networks said:
Mr Kitchingman added the company's customer care officers would keep residents and businesses updated with new dates "as soon as they are agreed with North Yorkshire County Council’s highways team", adding:
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