A SMOOTHER ROAD AHEAD FOR DRIVERS

EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced a series of essential repairs that are due to be carried out soon.

- By LAURA CROSS

EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council has announced a series of essential repairs that are due to be carried out soon.

The council will invest approximately £250,000 for the works to upgrade surfaces at sites in Bainton, Fridaythorpe, Goole, Stamford Bridge, Howden and Driffield.

Work began on Friday and will continue until late October - weather permitting. The council has thanked residents for their cooperation while the works are carried out.

Councillor Paul West, the council's cabinet member for environment and transport, said: "All of these schemes will be short-time road repairs and we have have purposefully scheduled most of them to be carried out on evenings and night times to make sure they cause the least disruption to traffic as possible. Thank you to local residents and drivers for their cooperation while we carry out this work."

A schedule of works has been released. This is as follows:

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