Overnight road closures have been announced as final surfacing works continue in the Dawsons Corner area as the
£44m scheme project moves into its final stages ahead of completion in early 2027.
The scheme is transforming one of Leeds’ busiest junctions, aims to create safer and more accessible routes for people walking, wheeling and cycling. It’s hoped the improvements will also help reduce congestion, improve connectivity between Leeds and Bradford and support more reliable bus services.
As part of the next phase of work, repairs and resurfacing on the Stanningley Bypass northbound carriageway is due to be completed on Tuesday, 25 August. This will be followed by resurfacing works on the B6157 Bradford Road (eastbound), requiring overnight road closures from Wednesday, 26 August to Friday, 28 August.
The temporary closure will affect a section of Bradford Road between Dawsons Corner and Woodlands Terrace between 8pm and 5am each night. A signed diversion route will be in place, and the road will reopen each morning.
During the overnight closures, access and egress via Cote Lane will not be permitted. Access to Pudsey Civic Hall and West Yorkshire Police’s Pudsey station will be maintained via alternative signed routes.
The resurfacing programme forms part of the wider improvement scheme, which has already transformed the junction, including a new road layout and major progress on walking, cycling and public transport infrastructure. The latest surfacing works will help ensure road users benefit from a smoother, more resilient highway surface as the scheme nears completion.
Further road surfacing and traffic management activity will continue through the autumn/winter, with some additional temporary overnight closures required throughout this period. Details will be shared with residents, businesses and road users in advance of each phase of work.
Councillor Peter Carlill, Leeds City Council’s executive member for highways and planning and Calverley & Farsley ward member, said: “Reaching this final surfacing phase is another significant milestone for the Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvement scheme, and marks the beginning of the countdown to completion.
“This is a major investment in one of the region’s busiest transport corridors, which will deliver lasting benefits for residents, businesses and everyone travelling between Leeds and Bradford.
“The scheme will improve journey reliability, support public transport, create safer and better-connected routes for people walking, wheeling and cycling, and help keep traffic moving through this important junction. By encouraging through-traffic to remain on the ring road, it will also help reduce pressure on nearby communities, making local journeys safer and more pleasant for residents.
“We recognise the disruption that roadworks can cause and I’d like to thank residents, businesses and road users for their continued patience while this work is completed.
“There are still some further significant final surfacing and finishing works to come this autumn/winter, but we’re now entering the final stages of the project and can look forward to seeing the full benefits of the scheme being realised when it is completed in early 2027.”
The Dawsons Corner scheme serves one of the region’s busiest transport corridors, with around 57,000 vehicles and 1,200 pedestrians and cyclists using the junction every day.
Bypass works
Meanwhile, plans to temporarily fix raised joints on the Stanningley Bypass have been brought forward by council highways chiefs.
The raised joints have been an ongoing issue reported by WLD over several years, and the council has confirmed there will be a temporary flattening of the joints this month after the issue deteriorated. The issue had been raised by Pudsey councillor Simon Seary (Cons, Pudsey).
£44m to help walkers, cycling, wheelers….. How much would it have cost to leave the roundabout and just put four footbridges over each road, which can be used by walkers, shopper’s, wheelers, cyclists and anyone who cannot fly or have problems with directions.
I agree Martin, its a complete waste of space (not very green as more tarmac), confusing and when going from Pudsey to Owlcoates (Asda, M&S or Railway Station) is actually quicker to go down to Stanningley viaduct and up then use the main road.
Whoever designed and approved this waste of tax payers money, needs sacking
I have been commuting to Leeds from bradford for the last 8 years. Going then to Leeds took ages but with the new layout coming back to Bradford from Stanningley bypass its shocking. The que to bradford is still a mile long. It only goes to two lanes right to the end which is pointless. I take over all the traffic and indicate in. I now use the Horsforth route instead of the Stanningley bypass which is slightly quicker. This scheme was a waste of money. Absolutely shocking. I have been thinking there would be two lanes for bradford from 1 mile before the Stanningley roundabout but instead nothing has changed.