York roads set for closures as City of York Council announces fresh traffic restrictions
A number of roads in York are set to face temporary closures and restrictions under the latest City of York Council traffic orders.
City of York Council said it has made orders covering Castlegate and parts of Museum Street, Station Road, St Leonards Place and Lendal, while also proposing further restrictions at sites including Heworth Road, Alcuin Avenue, Eldon Street, Kitchener Street and Severus Avenue.
Among the confirmed measures, Castlegate was closed between Friargate and near No. 28 from 8am on Monday, March 23, until 5pm on Friday, March 27, for water supply works.
Access for residents and emergency services will be maintained, with a signed diversion in place.
Overnight closures are also planned on Museum Street, Station Road, St Leonards Place and Lendal for highway maintenance works. These restrictions are due to run from 8pm on Monday, March 23, until 5am on Thursday, March 26, with roads only expected to close between 8pm and 5am each night.
Diversions will be signed via Queen Street, Blossom Street, Holgate Road, Poppleton Road, Water End, Clifton and Bootham.
Further proposed restrictions include a one-night closure on Heworth Road on March 30, daytime highway maintenance works on Alcuin Avenue from March 30 to March 31, and gas mains works on Eldon Street from March 30 to April 17.
The notice also includes planned surface dressing works affecting Priory Wood Way, Hawthorn Spinney, Whitestone Drive, Doriam Drive and Kestrel Wood Way, as well as Broad Highway in Wheldrake, with those roads only expected to shut for one day during wider works windows.
Shorter water infrastructure closures are also proposed for Kitchener Street on April 1 and Severus Avenue from April 2 to April 3.
The council said access for emergency vehicles will be maintained throughout, while access to premises will be preserved where safety and ongoing works allow.