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Aug 2021
More road changes around Beech Grove and Otley Road
Vehicles will be stopped from entering Otley Road from Victoria Road from September in an 18-month trial to boost active travel.
North Yorkshire County Council, which is behind the proposal, hopes the intervention will encourage walking and cycling and improve safety for cyclists using the Otley Road cycle route, which could be completed by early 2022.
A barrier will be placed at the junction, and one-way only and no entry signs will be installed.
The council wants the Victoria Road scheme to join up with other active travel schemes in the town, including the Beech Grove Low Traffic Neighbourhood, the new cycle path on Victoria Avenue, and the Harrogate Station Gateway project.
A consultation on the Beech Grove LTR closes tomorrow. The move to give car space to pedestrians and cyclists was welcomed by green groups in Harrogate but some residents have argued it pushed traffic to other roads in the town, including Victoria Road.
Read more:
- Skipton Road bridge replacement could lead to long-term Harrogate travel delays
- Transport leader expects Harrogate’s Beech Grove road closure to be made permanent
Conservative county councillor Don Mackenzie and NYCC's executive member for access said:
Harrogate Borough Council leader, Conservative councillor Richard Cooper, added:
Victoria Road will continue to be accessible to residents, their visitors, deliveries, emergency vehicles, refuse collections and taxi / private hire vehicles.
A consultation with residents has started today (August 13), with a view to the trial beginning in September.
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