By John Baron
Work on £100,000 improvements to a road junction labelled ‘the worst in Leeds‘ will finally start on Tuesday, 2 April, it’s been revealed.
Highways chiefs hope the changes will make the junction at Stanningley Bottom safer to use, with proposals including restoring the deteriorating road surface, and changing the two continental-style ’roundels’ into mini-roundabouts, as well as adding relevant signage and markings to make them clear to motorists. There are also plans to improve pedestrian infrastructure at the two existing zebra crossings.
The scheme was originally planned to be completed last year, after being given the go ahead in March 2023.
The scheme follows calls in 2022 from Conservative, Green and Labour councillors on both the inner and outer west community committees for an urgent package of improvements in the area, which has been subject to complaints by motorists about its safety and deteriorating road surface.
Cllr Andrew Carter (Cons, Calverley & Farsley), told WLD that work was scheduled to start in the Easter holidays. He said: “It is not before time. Stanningley Bottom’s dangerous road lining and surfacing has disintegrated. It’s as I have said many times: this junction is like the surface of the moon.”
The road layout was first introduced as part of the CityConnect cycle superhighway project back in 2016 and has already been subject to revision since then following a local petition and a campaign by local businesses and road users.
WLD has featured the issues surrounding Stanningley Bottom since they were first raised by residents and motorists.
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Yes it needs resurfacing it’s been an abortion since it was done
When are the councillors going to get Horsforth roundabout running as the improvements there have made it worse
Come on for gods sake it’s a RING ROAD
Oh god. Whenever we read ‘improvements’ you can guess its going to be more problems. Ie Morley Bottoms. They closed it off, created massive problems elsewhere so reopened part of it which collapsed due to shoddy work months after. A once thriving market town destroyed by pedestrianisation.
Whilst there’s no doubt these improvements are necessary, I just wonder whether the council will be wasting yet more money. This stretch of road must be one of the most regularly dug up in Leeds, the utilities will no doubt be moving in to put up temporary traffic lights and excavate it again as soon as the council workmen have finished.
What about public consultation on the proposals so the “experts” don’t mess it up yet again !