Delays are expected in Killinghall next week when new electricity cables are laid for the village’s forthcoming Tesco Express.
Temporary traffic lights will be installed and buses and lorries will be prevented from turning in and out of Otley Road from Ripon Road.
The measures will allow Northern Powergrid to excavate a trench and install cables beneath the pavement outside the Tesco on Ripon Road.
Northern Powergrid has written to residents saying work is expected to last 10 days. The letter says:
“There will be a certain amount of disruption during the implementation of this work but every effort will be made to keep this to a minimum.”
The letter adds the traffic lights will “inevitably lengthen journey times” and buses will be affected.
A barrier and temporary walkway will operate outside the Tesco for pedestrians.
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A spokesman for The Harrogate Bus Company, which is part of the French company Transdev, said:
“This will mean our service 24 will be diverted in the Killinghall area, while journeys on our 36 route may also experience some delays.
“Full details of alternative arrangements are being advertised to keep our customers informed, including on our Twitter feed ‘@harrogatebus’ and on the free to download Transdev Go mobile app.”
The Stray Ferret asked Tesco when the store was due to open. All it would say was “early 2022”.
