Selby Bypass reopens
North Yorkshire County Council has opened the Selby bypass ahead of schedule this afternoon (Thursday) after completing a major reconstruction of the road from the A19 Greencore roundabout, Barlby to the A1041 Wishing Well roundabout.
The road is opening one day ahead of schedule after final issues with the Selby Swing Bridge deck resurfacing have been resolved.
Work has gone according to plan on the £2.4 million scheme which has involved deep repair and reinstatement of the carriageway, requiring a full closure of the bypass along this stretch.
The road was scheduled to be closed through to July 17th with the county council taking the opportunity to include the resurfacing of Selby Swing Bridge and some routine maintenance works such as grass cutting / tree trimming / drainage jetting and bridge inspections.
"We are delighted that this work has been undertaken in a thorough and a timely way and that the road is opening one day early", said County Councillor Don Mackenzie, North Yorkshire's Executive Member for Highways. "This has been a major reconstruction scheme which the county council took on board after it became obvious that surface failures of the bypass were deep-rooted.