Thirsk set to stop LGV rat-run
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• Hundreds of hauliers face the prospect of longer and more
costly journeys if a local authority proposal to ban lorries from a Yorkshire town gets the go-ahead.
North Yorkshire County Council wants to ban all LGVs over 7.5 tonnes from using roads in the market town of Thirsk and its surrounding areas following residents' concerns over safety.
The ban is proposed on a triangle of roads that lead into Thirsk, stopping hauliers cutting through east to west from the Al to A19, and using the A61 towards the east coast. Daily surveys carried out by the council found 231 LGVs used Thirsk as a cut through.
Area traffic manager Eddie Hayward says: "These minor roads have been used as a rat-run and they simply weren't built for that so we will have to protect them."
The Freight Transport Association, which is fighting the proposal, says the roads affected are primary roods and LGVs should not be banned from them.
Jonathan James, assistant regional secretary for FTA Northern, says: "Yorkshire is the most prolific county for
Eslapping bans on LGVs and xcept for this will cost operators time, money and much aggravation, with the only loser being the haulier."
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