The new A59 Kex Gill road is set to open to traffic this week as work on the major realignment scheme reaches its latest milestone.
North Yorkshire Council confirmed on Friday that final sections of asphalt surfacing, safety barriers, road markings, reflective cat's eyes and verge topsoiling were almost complete.
The authority said the majority of the new road is expected to open early this week, subject to the remaining work progressing as planned.
A spokesperson said:
"We are pleased to confirm that the final sections of asphalt surfacing, safety barriers, road markings, reflective cat's eyes and verge topsoiling on the A59 Kex Gill realignment scheme have almost been completed."
A short closure of around ten minutes is planned overnight tonight (Monday) and into Tuesday to allow traffic to be transferred from the existing carriageway onto the new road.
The closure has been scheduled when traffic levels are at their lowest and will allow the site team to reposition traffic management before reopening the route on the new carriageway.
Work will continue after the new road opens, including on the eastern and western tie-ins and the reconstruction of Church Hill.
The remaining improvements are intended to reduce the gradient of the existing embankment, improve access to Fewston Reservoir car park and create a safer and more accessible route.
The tie-in works will continue under temporary traffic lights.
The Kex Gill realignment has seen a new section of the A59 constructed between Skipton and Harrogate to provide a more reliable route following a history of landslips and closures on the existing road.
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