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Jan 2023
Pateley Bridge road finally reopens after landslip repairs
A landslip-hit road in Pateley Bridge which has undergone lengthy repairs has finally reopened.
Temporary traffic lights were installed on the B6265 at Red Brae Bank, Bewerley, after storms caused a landslip in February 2020.
The route then closed to traffic in October last year when North Yorkshire County Council began a £480,000 scheme to stabilise the road, which is on the steep slope out of Pateley to Greenhow Hill.
The road was initially due to reopen on December 16 but the date was then pushed back to January 18 and then to today.
The council has now reopened the road to traffic with temporary lights in place for a further two weeks.
Chris Hawkesworth, a local resident who lives near the road, said it was a relief for those in the area.
He said:
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The authority said the £480,000 scheme had taken longer than anticipated as workers needed to “increase the depth and length of the excavation to lay the foundations” for the repairs.
The county council hired Cumbria-based Thomas Armstrong (Construction) Ltd to undertake the work at a cost of £232,040 - though it said it had to factor in any contingencies into the final cost.
The Stray Ferret asked the county council whether the delays in completing the scheme would lead to any further incurred costs.
Melissa Burnham, highways area manager for the council, said:
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