Flooding has caused New Year mayhem across Yorkshire with many roads and rail services affected.
As the weather now starts to get colder with many waking to frozen car windscreens and snow expected to hit over the next few days, there are still several roads closed due to flooding. Rail services are still affected.
For those who intend to travel despite the current wintry weather, both the Met Office and National Rail issued alerts to remind Britons to plan ahead if on the move on Thursday. Difficult driving conditions should be expected, particularly within areas under a yellow weather warning. Allowing extra time is also advised, with delays, diversions, or hampered conditions likely for road users.
For those using public transport, passengers are advised to check any timetables and services before setting out in case of delays or cancellations due to inclement weather.
Two new flood alerts were issued just prior to 6am on Thursday, with river levels peaking for both the Lower River Wharfe system in Yorkshire and Lower River Ure waterway in North Yorkshire. The peaked water levels mean both the Wharfe and Ure river systems and surrounding tributaries are at risk of flooding.
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Areas most at risk within the Lower River Ure system include low-lying land including agricultural land and local roads in the areas around Masham, Boroughbridge, Aldborough and Bishop Monkton. For Lower River Wharfe, areas at risk of flooding span from Otley to upstream of Ulleskelf, including Tadcaster.
These are all the routes affected by flooding:
- Blubberhouses – A59 in both directions closed due to landslip from Church Hill to Kex Gill Road.
- Allerton Bywater – A656 Barnsdale Road in both directions impassable due to flooding from Station Road ( Allerton Bywater ) to Navigation Lane ( Castleford ).
- Scruton – A684 in both directions closed due to flooding from Northallerton Road (Scruton) to Potter Lane (Morton on Swale).
- Worton – A684 in both directions impassable due to flooding from Thornton Rust Turnoff (Worton) to Aysgarth ( Aysgarth ).
- Lofthouse – Ouzlewell Green in both directions closed due to flooding from Lee Moor Lane to Beechcroft.
- Mirfield – Calder View in both directions closed due to flooding from Chadwickfold Lane to Calder Close.
- Mirfield – Steanard Lane in both directions closed due to flooding from Hagg Lane to A644 Huddersfield Road.
- Delph – A6052 Delph New Road in both directions closed due to flooding and sink hole from A62 Oldham Road (Delph) to Wall Hill Road (Dobcross).
- Glossop – A57 Brookfield Road Eastbound just passable due to flooding at Melandra Road.
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Buses run instead of trains on Northern between Ashburys and New Mills Central and services being diverted via Woodley between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield due to flooding.
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Trains not stopping on Northern, Transpennine Express and Grand Central at Mirfield due to flooding.