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Apr
Three months of roadworks underway on main route into Harrogate
Yorkshire Water has begun a £540,000 project to replace about 1.5km of water mains on the A61 Harrogate Road in Harewood.
The new main will be installed along the main road from the north of Harewood to a point south of the junction with Fortshot Lane, near to Wikefield Farm.
Work is expected to last three months and lead to traffic disruption.
Victoria Corbett, project manager at Yorkshire Water, Victoria said the company will be “working quickly and doing everything that we can to keep disruption to a minimum”, adding:
Replacing the mains in Harewood will improve reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage and prevent water main bursts, helping us to deliver a better service for our customers.
This scheme forms part of a significant upgrade to our clean water network, which will see us replacing 238km of mains in Yorkshire over the next 12 months.
The work is part of Yorkshire Water’s £406m investment to replace more than 1,000km of water mains across the region over the next five years.
Contract partners O’Connor Utilities have already begun the project, starting by the Harewood approach entrance to Harewood House.
Two- or multi-way temporary traffic lights around working areas, and temporary light operated pedestrian crossing will be provided.
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