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Yorkshire GREEN

Construction

Yorkshire GREEN

Construction

 

Construction has now begun, with new infrastructure expected to be operational in 2027 and final works and reinstatement anticipated to be complete by the end of 2028. 

Construction work will be phased across the different areas which form Yorkshire GREEN. You can find out more about the work happening in different areas by looking at our interactive map. 

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Which contractors are working on Yorkshire GREEN?

Morrison Energy Services (MES) has been selected to deliver the new overhead line and existing overhead line refurbishment; Murphy Power Networks (Murphy) will deliver two new substations in Overton and Monk Fryston; and Hyosung and Hyundai will supply transformers to the substations and cable sealing end compounds (a component that joins underground cables with overhead lines).

We are working very closely with our contractors to communicate the work they are undertaking. 
 

Latest updates

Preparatory works: traffic management

Preparatory works for Yorkshire GREEN, which will enable us to begin the main works in early 2025, have now started.

Over the next few weeks there will be some road closures and other traffic management in place to allow us to carry out some of these works.
Some of the preparatory works we need to undertake include:

  • trimming hedgerows to improve sight lines for vehicles
  • widening the mouths of access tracks in fields where they meet the roads (known as bellmouths)
  • constructing temporary roads to enable our vehicles to access fields
  • erecting fencing around site boundaries
  • installing signage to assist the navigation of vehicles accessing the construction site
  • preparing soil bunds, which are banks of soil that reduce the visual impact of the works and preserve the integrity of the topsoil
  • setting up the site compounds. 

To allow us to do this work safely, there will be some traffic management and road closures in place over the next few weeks.

You can view the exact locations of the traffic management and road closures in place on our interactive map.
 

Overton Road, Overton, York – 7 October to 17 November 

From Monday 7 October, Overton Road was closed from its junction with the A19 Main Street for a period of six weeks to allow us to divert a short section of the National Cycle Network Route 65. This has been done so that cyclists can avoid construction traffic throughout the project, and so we can construct bellmouths and access tracks.

The closure will be in place between 7am and 7pm every day and each end of the closure will be staffed. Outside of these hours, the closure will be removed and the road will be open as usual. We will also open the road if the closure is not needed on a particular day.

Access to Overton for general traffic will be maintained via Stripe Lane, while large vehicles which are not able to pass under the bridge on Stripe Lane will be permitted access through the closure.

Emergency vehicles will be permitted through the closure at all times.
 
Wighill Lane, Wetherby – from 31 October for approximately two weeks

From Thursday 31 October, Wighill Lane will be reduced to one lane of traffic close to the junction with Ings Lane for a period of approximately two weeks.

The lane closure will be in place between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday and 8am and 5pm Saturday and Sunday, and temporary traffic lights will be in place to maintain two-way traffic flow.

Outside of these hours, the closure will be removed, and the road will be open, though it will be slightly narrower. We will also open the road if the closure is not needed on a particular day.
 

Rawfield Lane, between Monk Fryston and Fairburn – from 1 November for approximately three weeks

From Friday 1 November, the full closure of Rawfield Lane will be removed, and it will instead be reduced to one lane of traffic between the junction with the A63 and the entrance to Monk Fryston Substation for approximately three weeks.

The lane closure will be in place 24 hours per day, seven days per week and temporary traffic lights will be in place to maintain two-way traffic flow.
 

Common Croft Lane and Lords Lane, Nether Poppleton – from 1 November for approximately four weeks

From Friday 1 November, Common Croft Lane/Lords Lane will be closed to vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists at the junction of the two roads. 

Traffic management measures will extend approximately 20 metres each side of the junction on Common Croft Lane, and 20 metres into Lords Lane.

The closure will be in place between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday and 8am and 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Outside of these hours the closure will be removed and the road will be open as usual. We will also open the road if the closure is not needed on a particular day.

Once the closure is in place, a staffed gate will be in place at each end of the closure to coordinate access. General traffic that needs to access Lords Lane will be let through by the staff at the gates.

Emergency vehicles will be permitted access immediately and the road will be cleared for them should they need access.

General traffic wishing to access Common Croft Lane between the junctions of Ouse Moor Lane and West Field Lane will be diverted through Upper Poppleton via West Field Lane, Hodgson Lane, and Main Street. Diversion signage will be in place to direct general traffic around the closure. 
 

A659, Tadcaster – from 4 November for approximately two weeks

From Monday 4 November, the A659 will be reduced to one lane of traffic close to the junction with Garnet Lane for a period of approximately two weeks.

The lane closure will be in place permanently over the two weeks for 24 hours per day. Temporary traffic lights will be in place to maintain two-way traffic flow.
 

Healaugh Lane, Long Marston from 7 November for approximately two weeks 

From Thursday 7 November, Healaugh Lane will be closed near to the junction with Wetherby Road for approximately two weeks. 

The road closure will be in place between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday and 8am and 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Outside of these hours the road closure will be removed and the road will be open as usual. We will also open the road if the closure is not needed on a particular day.

Once the closure is in place a staffed gate will be in place at each end of the closure to coordinate access. 

Emergency vehicles will be permitted access immediately and the road will be cleared for them should they need access.

General traffic wishing to access Wetherby Road or Bustard Belt via Healaugh Lane will be diverted through Long Marston and Hutton Wandesley via Angram Road and Spring Lane. Diversion signage will be in place to direct general traffic around the closure. 
 

Tockwith Road, Long Marston from 11 November for approximately two weeks 

From Monday 11 November Tockwith Road will be reduced to one lane of traffic for approximately two weeks. The southbound lane will be closed next to the Battle of Marston Moor Monument. 

The lane closure will be in place between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday and 8am and 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Outside of these hours the lane closure will be removed and the road will be open as usual. We will also open the road if the lane closure is not needed on a particular day.

Manually-controlled temporary traffic lights will be in place to maintain two-way traffic flow.

Contact the team

If you have a question, you can contact us in the following ways:

Email us: [email protected]

Call our Freephone number: 0800 029 4359

Write to us: FREEPOST Yorkshire GREEN (please note that you do not need a stamp)

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