Temporary traffic lights return to plague drivers on Harrogate to Knaresborough journeys
New roadworks misery has hit drivers on a key road between Harrogate and Knaresborough.
After a 2025 full of roadworks, road closures and temporary traffic controls in Harrogate, getting across and around town continues to be a challenging experience.
The latest obstacle to emerge are temporary two-way signals near Forest Lane Head on Knaresborough Road towards Harrogate Golf Club.
As almost always is the case, the cause isn’t road or pothole repairs by North Yorkshire Council but, once again, utility work by Northern Powergrid.
The work is scheduled to end on Wednesday, June 10.
The Knaresborough Road disruption is by no means the only traffic disruption in Harrogate at the moment.
Multi-way signals are currently in place on Otley Road until Thursday, June 11.
On this occasion, the reason is highway repair and maintenance works.
Another set of roadworks in the same area of Otley Road will continue until Saturday, June 20.
The town’s long-running transport headaches during an era of new housing developments have been raised several times by Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon who has labelling the management of roadworks "disastrous".
Earlier this year, North Yorkshire Council won permission from the Department of Transport to introduce a lane rental scheme to charge utility companies for carrying out roadworks on key roads during the busiest times of the day.
Under the scheme, companies would incur daily fees of up to £2,500 for undertaking maintenance work at peak times with surplus revenue going to highways maintenance.