Which roads will be closed as thousands of runners of all abilities hit the streets on Sunday 12th May for the Leeds Half Marathon? writes John Baron & Keely Bannister.
The race, which raises many tens of thousands of pounds for charity, gets under way at 9.30am.
To check out road closures and times, click on the interactive map below:
Hawksworth Road – will be closed from 08:30 to 12:30
Bridge Road – 08:30 to 12:45
Kirkstall Lane – 08:30 to 12:45
A65 (Abbey Road, Commercial Road, Kirkstall Road) closed from 08:30 to 13:15
Willow Road – 08:30 to 13:15
A map of diversions can be found here.
The closures come a week after the Tour De Yorkshire came through parts of West Leeds, including Kirkstall and Abbey road.
Bramley Town Street has no parking 7am – 7pm due to road surfacing on the 12th and 13th May (weather permitting).
A council document says that the works are on going until 26th May and will be controlled by a stop and go system as required.
With the road works and the half marathon road closures, there could be some considerable issues to the road and bus networks in West Leeds this weekend.
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