DISRUPTION on roads in Northallerton could last five weeks longer than first anticipated.
Work on the prison's new walls is behind schedule, because of flooding at the end of last year.
The number of underground pipes and cables in the area means contractors have to work carefully, which makes it difficult to make up for lost time.
East Road, closed for the past few weeks, will reopen in time for the town's May fair.
However, if the work is unfinished, it will be shut again once the event is over.
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