Leeds drivers and pedestrians face widespread closures and new restrictions across city
Road closures, footpath restrictions and parking suspensions are set to come into force across Leeds as the council carries out a series of works.
Leeds City Council has announced a series of temporary road closures, footpath restrictions, parking suspensions and traffic management changes affecting multiple areas of the city over the coming weeks.
Among the earliest measures is the full closure of Centenary Bridge Footpath from February 16 for painting works.
The route will be shut 24 hours a day, with a pedestrian diversion in place via The Calls, Crown Point Road, Bowman Lane and Brewery Place. The works are expected to be completed by March 30.
Several major road closures are also scheduled.
On Swinnow Lane in Bramley, southbound traffic between Broad Lane and Swinnow Crescent will be prohibited from 8am on February 18 until 6am on February 23 to allow essential water infrastructure works.
Restrictions will also prevent vehicles turning left from Broad Lane onto Swinnow Lane and right from Swinnow Crescent onto Swinnow Lane, with signed diversions in place.
In Scholes, Leeds Road will close between Smeaton Approach and the East Leeds Orbital Road roundabout from February 14 until March 8 for drainage and resurfacing works.
Britannia Road in Morley will be closed between its junction with Fountain Street from February 14 to February 22 for gas mains replacement works, while Renton Avenue in Guiseley will shut outside properties 6–8 from February 17 to February 23 for new connection works.
Further gas replacement works will see Sandhurst Road in Harehills close at its junction with Harehills Lane from February 24 until March 4.
Overnight works are also planned on the Leeds Road to Pontefract Road link over Rothwell Haigh Interchange at M1 Junction 44. The closure is scheduled to begin February 23, with works taking place between 20:00 and 06:00 and expected to finish by March 8.
Elsewhere, parking bays will be suspended on Low Lane in Horsforth between February 15 and February 19 for telecoms works, and a parking bay on Kepstorn Road in Weetwood will be suspended from February 19 until March 18 for gas main replacement works.
Additional closures are planned on roads including New Lane in Drighlington, Field End Garth in Halton, Marley Grove and Noster Terrace in Cross Flatts, Mount Pisgah in Otley, Back Welburn Avenue in West Park, Plaid Row in Richmond Hill, and Grosvenor Mount in Headingley, with most schemes expected to last between several days and a few weeks.
Traffic restrictions will also be introduced in the city centre to facilitate scaffolding works on Albion Street and Lower Basinghall Street between February 23 and early March, including temporary reversals of existing one-way systems on Commercial Street, Briggate and Albion Street.
In addition, temporary measures will be in place for the Leeds Valentine’s Fair between February 12 and February 22, including the closure of a cycleway between Cookridge Street and Great George Street and restrictions on Cookridge Street itself.
A temporary bus gate restriction will also come into force on Bobby Collins Way from February 12 to facilitate works at Elland Road stadium.
Alongside the closures, the council is proposing new waiting restrictions and parking controls in the Adel & Wharfedale and Hunslet & Riverside wards, including no waiting at any time on numerous roads and time-limited loading restrictions in specific locations. Objections to the proposed orders must be submitted by March 9.
The council says essential access to premises and for emergency vehicles will be maintained wherever possible, and diversion routes will be signposted where required.
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