A64 weekend closure for repairs to bridge
Motorists in Scarborough face a 24-mile diversion as a bridge that connects the coast to the A64 will close for urgent repairs.
National Highways is set to carry out essential maintenance on the A64 at Flixton Carr Bridge, which crosses the River Hertford, between Staxton and Seamer.
The repair work will see the carriageway resurfaced, new road studs fitted and road markings repainted, the surface re-waterproofed and new expansion joints installed to replace old connections, which absorb bridge movements.
Roadworks on the A64
bridge will see a full closure in both directions across the entire weekend, with repairs starting on Friday October 7.
The roadworks are scheduled
to take place from 8pm on Friday October 7 until 6am on Monday October 10, with the A64 shut for the entire period.
Drivers are advised to plan their route and allow for extra travel time as a 24-mile diversion will be in place, which has been agreed with North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire County Council and will increase travel times by up to 40 minutes.
The official diversion route takes drivers heading Westbound towards Malton from Scarborough off the A64 at the roundabout south of Seamer along the B1261 to East Ayton before joining the A170 to Pickering, and then the A170 to Malton until rejoining the A64.
National Highways said some of the equipment that will be used during the roadworks will be noisy, however, efforts have been made to ensure that the noisiest part of the work is complete before 11pm, where possible.
The repairs are weather dependent and cannot be completed during persistent rain. If wet weather halts the roadworks the project will be postponed and the A64 reopened as soon as possible.
The bridge closure coincides with further roadworks on the A64 between East Knapton and West Heslerton. Roadworks there will see both partial and full closures of the carriageway during the week and at weekends until late November.
Meanwhile, the A169 Pickering to Whitby road at Saltergate Bank currently has a nightly closure, from 9pm to 5am, for essential resurfacing work, until October 11.
A post on the county council Facebook page apologised for any disruption caused.