North Yorkshire streetlighting project completed
A programme to replace 50,400 streetlights across North Yorkshire with LED lamps has been completed. North Yorkshire County Council said it was finished more quickly and at a lower cost than expected, with the project being completed within three years, instead of five. Also, the programme was expected to cost nearly £13m but through procurement, […]
North Yorkshire County Council begins search for civil engineering contractors
North Yorkshire County Council has begun the search for contractors for its four-year civil engineering framework. It is looking for works to mainly take place on bridges and the road network on behalf of the council in both North and West Yorkshire. Work will involve resurfacing, reconstruction, slurry sealing, repairs to bridges, drainage, kerbing and […]
Recognition for North Yorks bridges teams battling extreme weather
Highway operatives working in temperatures as low as -8˚C to minimise the delays in the reopening of a flood-hit bridge in the Yorkshire Dales have been recognised by North Yorkshire Council. Cogden South bridge, on the C106 near Grinton Moor, was one of two bridges destroyed by catastrophic flooding in 2019. Dependant on the weather […]
Re-shaping of the A59 gets the go-ahead with £56m funding
The realignment of the A59 Harrogate to Skipton road at Kex Gill is set to go ahead after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps pledged up to £56m to build the major trans-Pennine route. North Yorkshire County Council will meet the remainder of the cost of the £60m project. A third party request was made to the […]
Number of casualties fall on North Yorkshire roads
There has been a fall once again in the number of casualties in road collisions on North Yorkshire roads, according to a annual safety report. North Yorkshire County Council’s road safety team compiled the report, which shows the statistics for 2019 monitored against the previous year. Although the number of people killed in road collisions […]
North Yorks highways worker comes to the rescue of ill woman on roadside
A highways worker has been praised after stopping to help a walker who had become ill. Steve Barker, a highways maintenance manager for North Yorkshire County Council, was returning while on duty from a site visit near the authority’s boundary when he noticed two women at the roadside between Carperby and the village of Redmire, […]
Report that calls for counties not to be overlooked by bus investment strategy is welcome in North Yorks
A national report calling on the Government not to overlook counties in its forthcoming bus investment strategy has been welcomed by North Yorkshire Council. A report by the County Councils Network and the County All-Party Parliamentary Group has found that services in counties are operating at minimum levels following years of funding reductions. The report’s […]