A SERIES of minor road repairs are to be launched on Thursday by North Yorkshire County Council, the majority of which will not last longer than a day.

However it will take two-and-a-half days to carry out "surface" dressing in Swan Street, Carleton and it is expected to take a day each to fix a stretch between Carleton and Pinner crossroads and in Lothersdale Road, Carleton.

Two-and-a-half days have been set aside to tackle work from Settle to Helwith Bridge and just over a day each has been earmarked for work at Malham Raikes and Malham Cove road.

Surface repairs in Clapham Old Road are expected to take a day-and-a-half at one location and less than a morning at another.

Each year, the county council improves stretches of the county’s 9,000km of roads with a programme of surface dressing between the spring and autumn.

The work involves spraying bitumen onto the road surface then covering it with a layer of chippings. The process can extend the life of a road by up to ten years.

County Councillor Don Mackenzie, executive member for highways, said dry conditions were necessary which meant delays and changes to the schedule were possible.

“We know surface dressing is not popular with some drivers, mainly because of the loose chippings, which are an inevitable part of the process.

"However, the speed of the operation and its longer-term benefits – as well as the short time motorists are inconvenienced – are important factors.

“The process is comparatively low-cost at just a fifth of the price of resurfacing, which means we can treat a much larger proportion of the road network each year, preventing the need for much more expensive work later.

"It's important that drivers keep to the speed limit to allow the surface to stabilise and avoid damage to their vehicles.”

After dressing, the new surface was left for seven days to allow the chippings to embed after which any residual chippings could be swept up before road markings are repainted, he added.

This year’s programme includes:

  • A65 Cold Cotes, Ingleton, 0.25 days
  • A65 Mearbeck to Cleatop roundabout, Settle, 0.5 days x 2
  • A59 Hambleton layby to Halton East Junction, Bolton Abbey, 0.3 days x 2 and 0.5 day
  • A59 Holywell Railway Bridge to Skibeden Roundabout, Halton East, 0.75 days x 2
  • Swan Street, Carleton, 2.25 days
  • St Marys Green, Carleton, 0.05 days
  • Westwood, Carleton, 0.2 days
  • Leys Close, Carleton, 0.1 days
  • Dale Crescent, Carleton, 0.1 days
  • Dale Road, Carleton, 0.2 days
  • Beech Hill Road, Carleton, 0.1 days
  • Pinner crossroads to Carleton, 1 day
  • Lothersdale Road, Glusburn, 1 day
  • Keighley Road to Aire Street, Cross Hills, 0.05 days
  • Ravensville, Cross Hills, 0.05 days
  • Jessamine Place, Cross Hills, 0.1 days
  • Aire Crescent, Cross Hills, 0.1 days
  • Aire Street, Cross Hills, 0.1 days
  • Beanlands Drive, Glusburn, 0.1 days
  • Walker Close, Glusburn, 0.1 days
  • Old Hall Close, Glusburn, 0.05 days
  • Old Hall Way, Glusburn, 0.1 days
  • Old Hall Road, Glusburn, 0.1 days
  • Clogger Lane, Elslack, 0.5 days
  • Mitton Lane, Lothersdale, 0.25 days
  • Broughton to Elslack (unclassified road), 0.5 days
  • Moor Lane, Elslack, 0.75 days
  • Elslack Lane, Elslack, 0.25 days
  • Edmondsons Lane, Thornton-in-Craven, 0.25 days
  • Eshton Road, Gargrave, 0.5 days
  • Goffa Mill, Gargrave, 0.05 days
  • Sharphaw View, Gargrave, 0.1 days
  • Smithy Croft Road, Gargrave, 0.1 days
  • Swire Croft Road, Gargrave, 0.2 days
  • Neville Crescent, Gargrave, 0.15 days
  • Neville Road, Gargrave, 0.2 days
  • Malham Rakes, Malham, 1.2 days
  • Malham Cove Road, Malham, 1.2 days
  • Malham Cove Road to Stainforth Junction, Malham Moor/Langcliffe, 0.5 days
  • High Trenhouse Lane, Malham Moor, 0.3 days
  • C393 to High Trenhouse Lane, Malham Moor, 0.3 days
  • B6479 Settle to Helwith Bridge, 2.5 days
  • B6480 Cammock Lane to Settle bypass, 0.75 days
  • Station Road, Clapham, 0.2 days
  • Church Avenue, Clapham, 0.2 days
  • Riverside Link Road, Clapham, 0.05 days
  • Riverside, Clapham, 0.2 days
  • Clapdale Way, Clapham, 0.05 days
  • Eggshell Lane, Clapham, 0.1 days
  • Cross Haw Lane, Clapham, 0.1 days
  • B6480 Clapham (Old A65), Clapham, 0.75 Days
  • B6480 to Clapham Station, 0.5 days
  • Green Close, Clapham, 0.1 days
  • Bolderby Newby, Clapham, 0.3 days
  • Newby to B6480, Clapham, 0.3 days
  • Henbusk Lane, Clapham, 0.5 days
  • Cold Cotes, A65 to Clapham Old Road, Ingleton, 0.5 days
  • Whinney Mire Lane, Clapham, 0.2 days
  • Lowkber Lane, Clapham, 0.2 days
  • Green Lane, Clapham 0.25 days
  • A687 County Boundary to Burton 30mph, 0.5 days
  • A687 Burton 30mph to Ireby Road Junction, 0.5 days
  • A65 Cold Cotes, Ingleton, 0.25 days
  • Clapham Old Road, Clapham (two sections) 1.5 days and 0.2 days
  • A65 Long Preston village, 0.5 Days
  • A 65 Hellifield to Waterside, Long Preston, 0.3 days
  • Doctor Lathe, Threshfield, 0.05 days
  • Piece Croft, Threshfield, 0.05 days
  • Badger Gate, Threshfield, 0.2 days
  • Wharfeside Avenue, Threshfield, 0.1 days
  • Piece Fields, Threshfield, 0.2 days
  • High Bank, Threshfield, 0.1 days
  • Barden Fell View, Grassington, 0.1 days
  • Fell View Square, Grassington, 0.05 days
  • Sedber Lane, Grassington, 0.1 days
  • Hardy Meadows, Grassington, 0.2 days
  • Springfield, Grassington, 0.1 days
  • Raines Lea, Grassington, 0.05 days
  • Wharfe View, Grassington, 0.1 days
  • Wharfe Lane, Grassington, 0.1 days
  • Raines Meadows, Grassington, 0.1 days

Locations and closures are on an interactive map at www.northyorks.gov.uk/roadworks and information boards will be erected and letters delivered to affected properties.