Notices

Notification of temporary change to road haulage routes to Drax Power Station

Please be aware of the following message from Drax Power Station

On the 21/7/2021, Drax Power Station unit 4, will be restarting after its regulatory maintenance.  Initially, the unit’s fuel requirements will be delivered by road haulage, the usual route A645/New Potter Grange Road is undergoing road resurfacing work which involves night closures.   During this closure period, the operationally critical deliveries will be rerouted along the A1041 from Selby turning at the Camblesforth roundabout on to the A645 to Drax Power Station.

We anticipate the following level of haulage

Date

Time

No of lorries (return journey’s)

20/7/2021

7pm-12am

25

21/7/2021

7pm-12am

25

22/7/2021

7pm-12am

30

23/7/2021

7pm-12am

30

We are working with North & East Yorkshire councils to minimise the disturbance to local residents as much as possible, and will direct the deliveries back to their usual route as soon as the road re-opens.