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28
Mar
A59 to be closed at Kex Gill until end of June
The A59 between Harrogate and Skipton is expected to be closed at Kex Gill until at least July.
North Yorkshire Council said in a press release this afternoon repair work costing £750,000 will begin on April 15.
Irish construction firm Sisk, which is carrying out the nearby £68.8 million three-mile realignment, has been appointed to undertake the work. Ivor King will carry out specialist steel sheet piling.
Today's press release said there will be extended hours and night working to allow the road to be reopened before the end of June.
Karl Battersby, the council’s corporate director of environment, said:
The road, which runs across a rural stretch of the county on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, is deemed to be one of the most important strategic routes nationally as it provides a key link running across the country.
The damaged verge
It closed suddenly on February 2 after a crack appeared in the verge.
The council has attributed this to wet weather over the past few months but some residents have claimed it is due to the impact of the realignment on the landscape.
Mr Battersby said:
Further details of the diversion route are available on the council's roadworks map here.
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