Ripon Market Place Sewer Repairs to Begin
A road closure and parking suspension will be in place from tomorrow (16 November)
Emergency repair work to fix a collapsed sewer in Kirkgate and Market Place, in Ripon, is set to begin tomorrow (Monday 16 November).
Yorkshire Water are aiming to finish the work by the end of the national lockdown, to minimise disruption.
If the work isn't finished by 2nd December, it will be postponed until the new year, to allow businesses to welcome customers in the run up to Christmas.
To enable the work to be carried out, a road closure and parking suspension will be in place on Kirkgate.
Kirkgate is closed at the junction with Market Place East, but access is being maintained for businesses and residents, and the one-way system on the street is being suspended.
All vehicles using Market Place East will be diverted along Market Place South to Westgate, Park Street, Firby Lane, Somerset Row, and Water Skellgate.
Mark Allsop, from Yorkshire Water, said: “The emergency repair needs to begin as soon as possible. Work of this nature does take time and by starting during this lockdown period we hope to limit the disruption experienced by residents to a minimum.
“Throughout the works, existing water and waste water services will not be impacted, and we’d like to thank people in advance for their patience while this work is taking place.”