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Dec 2020
Skipton Road misery continues with return of gas works
The dreaded Skipton Road gas works will return next month bringing more misery for motorists in Harrogate.
Northern Gas Networks started work in July to replace just under a kilometre of decades old metal gas pipes with plastic.
Many months on with no end in sight North Yorkshire County Council told the gas distributor to pause the works in October.
However, the works will restart on January 4 and are due to finish on March 5. It will cover the stretch of road from the fire station to the junction with Regent Avenue.
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A diversion will be in place but previously there has been a lot of traffic in the area with a four-way traffic system.
That four-way system will be replaced by a two-way system when it returns next month.
Most of the work will be done in the street and engineers will follow safe distance working rules of at least two metres where possible.
Russ Kaye, the business operations lead for Northern Gas Networks, said:
It was painful for drivers in the area who had been forced to sit in traffic but it was worse for Bilton Working Men's Club.
The club even filed a claim against Northern Gas Networks for loss of earnings caused by the long-running roadworks.
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