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Settle Roadworks: The "Post-Mortem

Settle Roadworks: The "Post-Mortem

04 April 2026

Traffic finally flows freely on the B6480

The three-week "pothole blitz" caused significant frustration, but North Yorkshire Highways officials have released data showing they filled over 450 individual defects between Settle and Giggleswick. They’ve used a new "carbon-neutral" cold-lay asphalt, which is supposed to be more resistant to the heavy rainfall common in the Ribble Valley.

Source: North Yorkshire Council