A lane closure for the Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvements has been extended by a week after work over-ran.
BT Openreach works on Bradford Road towards Stanningley – the eastbound lane of the Dawsons Corner roundabout – will now complete Friday 24 October.
Highways chiefs say the lane closure is needed so the construction team can access the required work areas and work safely.
A spokesperson said: “The works carried out by BT Openreach involve the demolition and rebuilding of a manhole chamber, and are outside the control of the main site works. The works are a critical part of the overall construction phasing.
“Works will facilitate the realignment of the junction as part of the final layout which will include a new footway and cycleway, making it easier for people to travel in more sustainable ways.”
The overall changes to the junction aim to reduce congestion, improve bus journey times, provide safer crossing facilities for cyclists and pedestrians, and help to support the economic growth across Leeds and Bradford.
Existing diversions will continue. Some bus stops will be affected by the works. For more information about affected bus stops and services visit: Dawsons Corner | Metro
Absolutely pathetic and totally predictable. Work starts, Utilities contractors take it in turns to find “”previously unseen obstacles and overrunning occurs. Next we’ll be told extra unforseen costs have needed to be authorised by WYCA ( as usual). This work is replicating the fiasco at Greengates a few years back. Irony everybody knows it won’t improve anything. The dualling of the Ring Road up to and past Horsforth, promised 40 years ago is only solution that will never happen:-(