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NORTH YORKSHIRE motorists heading to the seaside are facing delays from next week until mid-summer as contractors work on a busy tourist route.

Yorkshire Water is to reline major pipes in the North Yorkshire area and the firm is warning the "essential maintenance work" will have an impact on traffic.

Crews are expected to begin work next week on the road between Wilton and Ebberston and will remain there for approximately ten weeks.

Work will then follow up on the main which runs along the A170 between Pickering and Scarborough.

The water main is prone to bursting and Yorkshire Water has contracted construction firm Laing O'Rourke to carry out the necessary repairs.

As the road carries traffic to and from the seaside, preparations are being made for two-way traffic lights to be temporarily installed to ensure safety of contractors and the public.

Carol Fairbrother, Yorkshire Water's project manager, said: "We have worked closely with the local authorities to try to keep disruption to a minimum, including suspending the work during the May bank holiday weekends, but we acknowledge there is not really a good time to dig up the roads."

Residents will be given prior notice should any disruption to water supply be necessary, but neither Yorkshire Water nor Laing O'Rourke workers should need access to any homes.

Residents are being warned to be on their guard and ask for identification should someone approach them asking for entrance to a property.

Yorkshire Water recently unveiled plans to spend £1.4 million overhauling sewers in Malton and began work on the scheme in January.

It is hoped the changes will help improve the quality of storm water discharged into the River Derwent after periods of prolonged or heavy rain.

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12:34pm Friday 28th March 2008

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