A Local councillor says repairs to a landslip hit road near Whitby are a priority but are being held up by funding issues.
Repairs to a landslip hit road near Whitby are a priority but are being held up by funding issues.
That's according to a local councillor who says a project to repair Danger Bank near Ruswarp is having to compete for funding against other larger road projects.
Glen Esk Road has been closed since March when it suffered a landslip.
Councillor Neil Swannick says he's been told it might not reopen until November.
Councillor Swannick says the repairs are competing with other road projects accross the county for funding.
Repairs to the Landslip hit Kex Gill on the A59 were completed yesterday, ahead of schedule. The work involved removing more than 2,000 tonnes of debris which slipped down from the slope, as well as the installation of 50 metres of new drainage channels and the introduction of about 100 tonnes of clean stone to stabilise the area.
North Yorkshire Council’s executive member for highways and transportation, Cllr Keane Duncan, said:
“I am pleased to confirm that work to repair the A59 at Kex Gill, following the landslip on New Year’s Day, has been completed earlier than anticipated.
“I’d like to thank road users and local residents for their patience, and the hard work and commitment of HACS and our own highways team for getting the work completed as safely and as quickly as possible.
“This was the 15th closure since 2000 and emphasises the importance of delivering our £68 million scheme to bypass this problem area and avoid disruptive closures happening in future.”
The realignment of Kex Gill is North Yorkshire Council’s largest ever highways project. It involves creating a new four-kilometre stretch of road to replace the existing part of the A59 which has been affected by the landslips. The project is said to be progressing well and the council expect the new road to be open next spring.
Meanwhile work at Danger Bank has yet to start. the council have imposed a road closure notice on Glen Esk Road which is in place until November.
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