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27
Jul 2022
Last Updated: 27/07/2022
Traffic and Travel Alert: No trains from Harrogate and Knaresborough amid rail staff strike
Temporary lights remain in place on Wetherby Road and Knaresborough Road this morning. Meanwhile, no trains will run from Harrogate station due to a rail staff strike.
Temporary lights remain in place on Harrogate’s Wetherby Road and Knaresborough Road following a burst water main.
Meanwhile, no trains will run from Harrogate and Knaresborough stations amid nationwide industrial action.
Here is your Stray Ferret traffic update.
Roads
Temporary traffic lights are still in place on Wetherby Road in Harrogate near to Harrogate Town Football Club and Knaresborough Road following a burst water main.
Yorkshire Water is carrying out work, which it says is expected to continue until tomorrow.
Drivers should expect the usual traffic on Wetherby Road and Skipton Road this morning during the rush hour.
Temporary lights on Ripon’s Clotherholme Road are now in place as Northern Gas Networks carries out replacement work to gas pipes in the area.
The lights will remain in place for seven weeks.
Meanwhile, long term roadworks are in place on Station Road in Goldsborough. The road will be closed until September 19, 2022, as Stonebridge Homes installs a foul water and surface water pipes to connect to the sewer system.
A diversion route is in place in the village.
Trains and buses
No trains will be running from Harrogate and Knaresborough to York and Leeds as rail staff go on strike.
The RMT Union confirmed that 40,000 works nationwide will walk out today in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.
Services are expected to run as normal tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the Harrogate Bus Company is reporting no cancellations on its services this morning.
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