A fresh wave of work – and lane closures – at the £44 million Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvement scheme has been announced.
The next phases of work will be carried out overnight by Northern Powergrid and will allow for essential roadworks which involve creating further underground routes for cable services.
Upcoming work:
- Monday 20 October – Cote Lane Road closure: Cote Lane (entry from Bradford Road) will be closed for one night from 7:30pm -5am. The closure will allow for Northern Powergrid to carry out essential road works, and tree maintenance work. The exit opposite the Police station remains open.
- Wednesday 22 October – Owlcotes Lane Road closure: Owlcotes Lane will be closed overnight from 8pm reopening 5am on Thursday 23 October.
- Thursday 23 October – Owlcotes Lane Road closure (leading in to New Pudsey Train Station from Stanningley Bypass) will be closed from midnight and will reopen at 5am on Friday 24 October.
- 3 November and 4 November – Ring Road Farsley road closure from 8pm-5am. The closure will allow for Northern Powergrid to carry out essential road works. Resident access will not be affected.
A spokesperson said: “During the nightworks, we’ll aim to complete the loudest work earlier in the evening, then continue with quieter tasks through the night.
“This will enable faster completion – helping buses and local businesses by reducing daytime disruption. We’d like to thank everyone for their ongoing patience while we complete these essential works.”
The Dawsons Corner scheme is a project to improve the junction of the A647 and the A6120 in Leeds, which is a major bottleneck for traffic and a source of air pollution. The scheme aims to reduce congestion, deliver essential safety works, and provide better facilities for drivers, bus users, and those who walk, wheel or cycle.
WLD reported this week that lane closure for the Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvements has been extended by a week after work over-ran.
Around 57,000 vehicles and 1,200 pedestrians and cyclists use the junction daily.
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