Fresh calls are being made for council bosses to take steps to ease congestion near Hazel Court Household Waste Recycling Centre which local traders say is damaging business.
At busy times, vehicles block both lanes along James Street as people wait to turn into Hazel Court Household Waste Recycling Centre.
City of York Council introduced earlier closing times at the centre, off James Street, last year, and an all-day closure every Wednesday to help reduce costs.
Businesses say the congestion got worse after the council started charging for green waste collections and they want the authority to bring back the booking system used during the Covid pandemic to control visitor numbers to the tip.
As reported, 13 businesses in Hazel Court and Yorvale Business Park signed an open letter to the council last September, raising concerns about the impact of the queues on their businesses.
Local garage owners are now speaking out, saying the traffic is causing customers to arrive late or even cancel in frustration and suppliers sometimes struggle to deliver parts.
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