Transport schemes axed by council

NORTH Yorkshire County Council is to trim its programme of transport improvement schemes following more than £2m cuts in Government grants.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Aug 2010, 10:23 BST

Updated 5th Aug 2010, 10:23 BST

The county council's Executive Members for Business and Environmental Services (BES) has approved a package of measures which will enable the authority to address the recent budget reductions imposed by the Department for Transport.

Twelve schemes have been axed from this year's Integrated Transport programme, and over 20 others have been reduced in scope and cost.

The 12 are: Snainton, traffic calming; Skipton, Caroline Square junction improvements; Bedale, Bridge Street, Market Place junction; Crosshills, Station Road signals; South Craven, Sutton Lane footway; Boroughbridge, Horsefair pedestrian crossing; Cracoe, puffin crossing; Whitley, Selby Road puffin crossing; Hawes, zebra crossing in town centre; Nawton, traffic island; Tockwith, footway; Enhancements to the SMS messaging passenger information service. The Whitby Park and Ride scheme remains suspended.