Harrogate and Knaresborough Active Travel schemes progress

Update:  March 2026.

Project

Budget Allocation

Approved funding source

Updates to date

Expected delivery date

Oatlands and Wetherby Crossings

£230,000

26/26 Capital Program

·         Wetherby Road crossing construction commenced 6th October 2025, completed 24th October.

·         Oatlands Drive crossing delivered between 9th & 26th February 2026

Complete

ATF 2 Victoria Avenue -pedestrian improvements & resurfacing

£807,000 & £200,000

Active Travel Fund 2 & Capital Programme

·         Complete, minor snagging outstanding to be completed before the end of the financial year.    

Complete  

Bilton Crossing

 

110,000

S106/ATF5

·         Funding awarded for delivery of scheme through ATF 5. Consultation on updated designs and TRO’s to commence Q1 26.

Q3 26

Killinghall Access Improvements

TBC

S106

·         Surfacing not able to be progressed with current landowner. TRO’s to overcome on street parking issues currently in progress.

TBC

Otley Road Sustainable Transport Measures

£710,000

NPIF

Cold bath road signals upgrade

 

Otley Road bus stops upgrades

 

Cold bath Rd 20mph

 

 

Access arrangements at Falcon Chiropractic 24

 

Crossing point western primary school 

 

Improved crossing point from PROW Green lane Ashville college

 

Review signing for cycle paths

 

20MPH Arthurs Ave Surrounding streets

 

Cycle parking/ improved public realm- feasibility stage still

Delivery

 

 

·         Tender awarded. Works programmed for May – June 2026

 

 

 

·         Likely to be delivered with Otley Road improvements associated with West of Harrogate development

 

·         Additional speed surveys required after roadworks in vicinity of Cold Bath Road are completed.

 

 

·         Signals team programme has upgrades taking place Q3 2025

 

 

·               TRO informal re-consultation with CBR 20mph zone

 

 

 

·               To be delivered with Green Lane Traffic Calming

 

 

 

 

 

 

·               To tie in with cycle priority work, on pause for now

 

 

·               Crossing assessment currently in progress, traffic calming to be sinusoidal cushions if calming required

 

 

·               Feasibility stage

 

 

 

 

 

Q2 26

 

 

 

TBC

 

 

Speed surveys to be completed late June 26

 

Q3 25

 

 

 

Q4 26

 

 

 

TBC

 

 

 

 

 

TBC- Not yet programmed.

 

 

Q4 26

 

 

 

TBC- Not yet programmed

 

 

20mph’s requiring traffic calming

130,000/175,000

Capital Programme/NPIF

·         Consultation to have commenced by June on all traffic calmed streets. Timeline varies across individual streets, expect to consult with a phased approach.

Varies

HTIP- Highways Transportation Improvement Package

 

 

·         A report was taken to Environment Executive on 19th December 2025

TBC