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Jul 2021
Harrogate's Otley Road set for yet more roadworks
Five weeks of travel disruption on Otley Road in Harrogate will begin on Monday due to work by Northern Gas Networks .
Work will take place around the Otley Road/Harlow Moor Road junction and is scheduled to finish on Friday September 3.
The news is unlikely to be welcomed by commuters or businesses that have had to contend with an almost continuous set of roadworks on the road since January.
Yorkshire Water dug up the surface to re-lay water pipes and Northern Powergrid did the same to relocate electricity infrastructure.
Next week's works are to prepare for the delayed Otley Road cycle route.
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North Yorkshire County Council told the Stray Ferret that work on the cycle route will begin on September 6.
Nigel Smith, head of highway operations at the council, said:
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