Weekend closures to parts of A64 as part of ongoing road improvements
It affects the road between East Knapton and West Heslerton
Road users are reminded that the A64 in North Yorkshire will be closed for the next two to three weekends as part of a programme of ongoing repairs to the busy route.
Work to replace drainage gullies between East Knapton and West Heslerton, started at the end of September and is now complete.
From Friday night (4th November), the improvements enter their second phase, the resurfacing of both carriageways.
National Highways Project Manager Chris Dunn said: " The first phase of work has gone well and we’d like to thank people for their patience while we carried out the improvements to the drainage system.
“We are now ready to start the resurfacing which includes repairs to the road foundation, removing several road layers in some areas which means deeper patches need time to cure. That’s why we need to close the road to carry it out. We advise people to allow extra time for their journeys and familiarise themselves with the diversion if necessary.”
Full closures will be in place from 8pm on Fridays to 6am on Mondays on the weekends of 4th to 7th November, 11th to 14th November and, if required, 18th to 21st November.  
Eastbound traffic will be diverted onto the A169 at Malton, the A170 at Pickering and the B1261 to Staxton until re-joining the A64; the diversion for the westbound closure is the same route in reverse.  
Road users and residents can stay up to date with road improvements in the area by visiting the regional pages of the National Highways website, or following @HighwaysYORKS on Twitter or National Highways Yorkshire on Facebook. Live traffic information is available Traffic England's website.