Temporary road closure at Hurworth Burn

We have been advised of a temporary road closure at Hurworth Burn to allow for bridge renewal works scheduled to begin next month.

We have reproduced the network manager's notification below in full:

C24 Hurworth Burn

Temporary Road Closure Notice

The County Council intends to close to vehicular traffic from 7.30 am on Monday 6 February 2017 an 80 metre length of C24 Hurworth Burn Road between the entrance to the Hurworth Burn House west of the bridge and the access road to railway walk Car Park east of the bridge, Hurworth Burn.

The closure, which is being effected by means of Notice under Section 14(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984,  is necessary to enable urgent safety netting renewal works to be undertaken which will probably take some 3 days (until 5.00 pm each day) to complete to be carried out to that length of road.

Throughout the period of closure an alternative route will be available to vehicular traffic during the closure from the western side of the closure from C24 Hurworth Burn Road at Trimdon Village, northerly via B1278 Salter’s Lane and turning south easterly along C22 Wingate Road through Deaf Hill onto B1280 to the junction with C24 to the eastern side of the closure, and vice versa.have been advised of a temporary road closure at Hurworth Burn to enable bridge works to begin next month.