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TEMPORARY traffic lights will be in place on one town centre street in the new year.Motorists have been told that delays are possible while work takes place on Sackville Street.CityFibre are responsible for the work.

FEWER major roads in Yorkshire are meeting the adequate standards, it has been revealed.Local authorities classify roads as red if they should be considered for maintenance, amber if maintenance may be required soon, and green if no further work is needed.In Yorkshire and the Humber, 73 per cent of A roads and motorways were green, 24 per cent were amber and three per cent were red in the year to March,...

TEMPORARY traffic lights will be in place overnight in Worsbrough Common next week.From 7pm on Tuesday until 6am the following day, Yorkshire Water will conduct work on Mount Vernon Road. Motorists have been told that delays are possible.TEMPORARY traffic lights could cause delays on one Hoyland street next week. From Wednesday until Friday, the lights will be in place on Barnsley Road. Northern Powergrid are responsible for the work.EMERGENCY...

TEMPORARY traffic lights will be placed on Cawthorne Lane in Kexborough this week.The lights will be in place from Tuesday until Wednesday while Quickline Communications undertake work.Motorists have been told that delays are possible.

YORKSHIRE Water works could cause delays for drivers this week.On Thursday, temporary traffic lights will be in place on Shaw Lane in Carlton.They will be there from 9.30am to 1.30pm.MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays in Hoyland Common next Sunday. Temporary traffic lights will be placed on Stead Lane. Openreach are responsible for the works.MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays in Brampton this week. From...

MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays over the coming days.Temporary traffic lights will be placed on Aldham House Lane in Wombwell tomorrow (Thursday) and will remain there until Monday. Quickline Communications are responsible for the work.Traffic lights will also be placed on Wilthorpe Road on Friday from 9.30am until 3.30pm, Cellnex are set to undertake work on the street.Motorists have been warned to expect delays while the work...

CARRIAGEWAY resurfacing work is set to take place for the next three weeks from Monday.A road closure will be place on Tankersley Lane, between Olympus Way and Black Lane, Church Lane, between Black Lane and the A61, and New Road, between Westwood New Road and Tankersley Lane from 7.30am to 4.30pm each working day.A council spokesperson said: “The road closures will be phased as works progress and access to St. Peter’s...

CARRIAGEWAY repair work is taking place in Kexborough this week with road closures in place.The work will take place on Birthwaite Road, Brookhill Road, Oakwood Square and Ballfield Lane, Kexborough from this morning for approximately five days. Barnsley council has announced that a road closure will be place on Birthwaite Road, Brookhill Road, Oakwood Square and Ballfield Lane (covering the section leading from Ballfield Lane to Brookhill Road and Birthwaite Road) between...

GRANGE Lane will be the subject of further road works this week.From Tuesday until Wednesday, temporary traffic lights will be in place whilst Virgin Media conduct work. Motorists have been told to expect delays.MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays in Kingstone over the coming days. Temporary traffic lights are in place on Keresforth Hill Road until 3.30pm on Tuesday. Barnsley Council are responsible for the work.TEMPORARY traffic lights...

TEMPORARY traffic lights will be in place for more than a month while highways engineers connect a new link road to the existing network.Multi-way signals will be installed on Barugh Green Road, in Barugh Green, from tomorrow (Monday) until December 1.It’s the biggest change to Barnsley’s 750-mile road network since the new one-way gyratory in the nearby Dodworth ward and will see a new link connect Higham and Barugh Green. The...

A SLIP road will be closed overnight on the M1 near Barnsley while improvements are made this week. From 8pm today (Monday) until 6am on October 16, the slip road between junction 37 and 38 will be closed. Delays are expected to be less than ten minutes.MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays whilst emergency gas works take place in Kingstone this week. Temporary traffic lights will be placed on Park Road...

TEMPORARY traffic lights will be in place on Grange Lane this week. The lights will be there tomorrow whilst ‘urgent dangerous tree felling’ work takes place.Motorists have been warned to expect delays.A SECTION of the Dearne Valley Parkway will be closed temporarily next month. On October 12, from Manvers Way to Cathill roundabout, the road will be closed for the weekend whilst new bridge joints are installed. Further work may...

DELAYS are expected as roadworks get underway at several locations over the coming weeks.Gas repair works will be taking place in Cundy Cross later this month. Motorists have been warned that delays are likely whilst the work takes place on Rotherham Road. Cadent are responsible for the work which will take place between September 23 and 24.An Ardsley road will be closed for resurfacing works later this month. Roehampton Rise –...

THERE will be an overnight road closure on a Barnsley street from Sunday until Friday..Carriageway resurfacing work will take place on High Street, Shafton, between Shafton Crossroads and High Gate Way.The work will be undertaken at night from 8pm to 5am, starting on Sunday evening and running until Friday morning. A road closure will be in place from Shafton Crossroads to High Gate Way during these times each night. Access...

OVERNIGHT road closures will be in place on the M1’s slip road at Haigh until September 17.Inspection work is being carried out between 8pm and 6am, National Highways confirmed this week.Motorists have also been told to expect ‘slight delays’ on September 16 at the same location between 8am and 4pm while hard shoulder maintenance work takes place.

RESIDENTS with views on Barnsley Council’s plan to prevent inconsiderate parking can submit their thoughts by Monday.A traffic regulation order has been proposed at the junction of Hough Lane and Midland Way in Wombwell, where 61 new homes have been built.The order will mean double yellows will be painted at the junction in a bid to ‘protect visibility, prevent inconsiderate and obstructive parking on the junctions and improve the free flow...

DELAYS are expected next weekend due to roadworks.Temporary traffic lights will be placed in Penistone next weekend. The lights will be situated on Bridge Street on Sunday, September 8. Motorists have been warned that delays are possible while Nexfibre undertake a host of works.Yorkshire Water works will cause delays in Lundwood next weekend. Temporary traffic lights will be in place on Pontefract Road on Sunday, September 8. The work will take...

TWO roads are expected to be closed for ten nights as resurfacing work takes place.Work will begin on Sunday on both Pogmoor Road, between Winter Terrace and Gawber Road and Summer Lane, between Pogmoor Road and the hospital car park exit.Road closures will be in place on these roads between 7pm and 5am Monday to Thursday, and 5pm to 5am on Sunday, with work expected to last for approximately ten days....

RESURFACING work will take place on A61 Wakefield Road, between Regents Crescent and Laithes Crescent, from Sunday for approximately two weeks.Temporary traffic lights will be in place on Wakefield Road between 7pm and 5am on Sunday to Friday night. A road closure on Laithes Lane, between A61 Wakefield Road and the Co-op, will also be in place during these times. Access to businesses will be maintained where safe to do so...

A ROAD outside Barnsley Hospital will remain closed for a fortnight whilst Barnsley Council undertake resurfacing work.Pogmoor Road, from Gawber Road to Winter Avenue, will be closed from September 1 to September 15.Motorists have been warned to expect delays.TEMPORARY traffic lights will be placed outside Worsbrough Bridge Post Office on Wednesday. Motorists have been told to expect delays whilst work takes place on Park Road. Northern Powergrid are responsible...

A LANE will be closed on Ardsley Hill later this week while council work takes place.The closure, going up Doncaster Road towards Darfield, begins tomorrow and will continue until Saturday.Motorists have been warned to expect delays.

TRAFFIC ROUND-UP: Delays are expected in a number of areas due to roadworks in the coming weeks.MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays in Cudworth for the next fortnight whilst work take place. Barnsley Road will see temporary traffic lights in place from today until September 1.Carriageway resurfacing works are the reason for the delays.TEMPORARY traffic lights will be in place in Hoyle Mill on Monday night. Motorists have been...

RESURFACING work will take place on Barnsley Road, Cudworth, overnight from Sunday for approximately two weeks.Barnsley Council says traffic lights will be in place between Bank Street and Bow Street from 8pm to 5am, Sunday to Thursday, to allow the work to take place overnight. Work will recommence following the bank holiday weekend at 8pm on Tuesday August 27 and run until the morning of Friday August 30. During the works,...

DISRUPTION on the roads for motorists and bus passengers have been announced in the coming days.BARNSLEY Council will repair a damage column in Dodworth this weekend following a road traffic collision. On Sunday, temporary traffic lights will be in place on Manchester Road from 9am until 12pm whilst the work takes place.Motorists have been warned that delays are possible.TEMPORARY traffic lights will be placed at Stairfoot next week. Motorists have...

CARRIAGEWAY resurfacing works are taking place on Higham Lane, from Whinby Road to the M1 Motorway Bridge, from today for approximately five days. The road will be closed during the working day only (approximately 7am-7pm).An alternative route is available via: Whinby Road/Dodworth Road/Pogmoor Road/Gawber Road/Redbrook Road/Wilthorpe Road/Barugh Green Road/Higham Common Road.

BUSES will be unable to reach some stops in Worsbrough Village tomorrow (Sunday).The 2 and 67c Stagecoach services will be unable to reach any stops on Worsbrough Road between 9am and 4pm due to a closure.The nearest alternative stops are Sheffield Road, Park Road and West Street.

A BUSY Barnsley road will be closed overnight tomorrow.The A633 Grange Lane will be closed from 6pm on Sunday (July 21) until 6am on Monday (July 22).It’s part of the council’s ongoing Stairfoot and Cundy Cross improvement scheme and the road will be closed between Tank Row and Stairfoot Roundabout.Diversion routes will be in place along Pontefract Road, Harborough Hill Road, Sheffield Road and Doncaster Road residents in advance...

MOTORISTS have been warned to expect delays on the M1 near Barnsley until later this month. A lane will be closed from junction 36 to 37 – both north and southbound – until July 26. Survey works will be taking place and delays of around ten minutes are expected.TEMPORARY traffic lights will be in place on High Street in Royston on Wednesday. The lights, which are expected to cause delays, will be...

CARRIAGEWAY resurfacing work will take place at Dean Street and Derby Street from Monday for approximately one week.A road closure will be in place for both Dean Street and Derby Street, from Shaw Lane to Dodworth Road, between 7:30am and 5pm.Signed diversion routes will be in place and the road will reopen after each working shift. Access for residents will only be permissible when safe to do so. This road...

SEVERAL more areas are going to be affected by roadworks in the coming fortnight with delays expected.Oaks Lane will be closed from 9.30am on Tuesday until 3.30pm the following day. Delays are likely whilst Barnsley Council undertake work at the site.And delays are also expected in Darfield whilst temporary traffic lights are in place. Doncaster Road will be the subject of the work by O2 from 9.30am until 3.30pm on Wednesday....

CARRIAGEWAY resurfacing work will take place at High Hoyland Lane, Cawthorne, starting on Monday (June 17) for approximately one week. The road will be closed between 8am and 5pm from Bank End Lane to New Road, Cawthorne to allow for replacement of the worn carriageway and installation of new road markings. It will reopen after each working shift and signed diversion routes will be in place during this time.Businesses such as...

MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays whilst Barnsley Council undertake carriage resurfacing work over the next two weeks.Starting on Monday, the work will take place on Princess Street.A road closure will be in place from Park Grove to Agnes Road and New Street between 8am and 5pm.Signed diversion routes will be in place during this time and the road will be open after each working shift.A...

THERE will be some disruption for drivers and public transport users next week.Buses will be unable to serve a number of stops in Hoyland. From Tuesday until Friday, the 2 and 2a services will not stop at Broadcarr Road and Milton Road. A Stagecoach spokesperson said: “Your nearest alternative stops are High Street/Market Street or Southgate/High Croft. We’re sorry for the inconvenience this will cause.”Also, temporary traffic lights will be in-situ...

CARRIAGEWAY resurfacing work will take place at Smithy Hill, Roper Lane and Thurgoland Hall Lane, to the junction with Thurgoland Hall Fold, starting on Monday for up to two weeks.The works will include replacement of the worn carriageway and installation of new road markings. Road closures and diversions will be in place during Monday to Friday between 7:30am and 4pm. These will be phased as the works progress, starting at Smithy Hill...

SEVERAL roads around the area will be closed over the coming weeks due to roadworks.Carriageway resurfacing work will take place on Nicholas Lane, Goldthorpe from today (Tuesday) for approximately four days. A road closure will be in place each day between Barnsley Road and the Household Waste Recycling Centre from 8am to 5pm. The road will re-open after 5pm. The works will include replacement of the worn carriageway and installation of new road...