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Tadcaster bridge re-opens after floods forced closure | Tadcaster bridge re-opens after floods forced closure |
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A bridge closed because of flooding, dividing a town, has re-opened. | |
The bridge in Tadcaster was inspected by engineers at the council and was re-opened to traffic on Sunday afternoon. | The bridge in Tadcaster was inspected by engineers at the council and was re-opened to traffic on Sunday afternoon. |
The Environment Agency said it was emptying a number of flood storage areas in Linton, Clifton and Wistow as river levels fell. | |
Seven flood warnings remain in place in the area, including the River Ouse and the River Wharfe. Police said a number of roads remained closed. | |
North Yorkshire Police repeated warnings to people not to ignore road closure signs, after a woman was rescued from her car when she tried to drive through floodwaters on a road in Naburn, near York, on Saturday. | |
The A659 bridge over the River Wharfe, which is used as a busy thoroughfare connecting two halves of Tadcaster, was closed last Wednesday as a safety precaution. | The A659 bridge over the River Wharfe, which is used as a busy thoroughfare connecting two halves of Tadcaster, was closed last Wednesday as a safety precaution. |
A swing bridge in Cawood remains closed, as does Thornton Bridge in Helperby, while a bridge at Boroughbridge has re-opened. | |