The A65 Quality Bus Corridor scheme has been developed to provide a high standard of bus service along a highly congested route into Leeds city centre.
Government has granted Programme Entry Status for this scheme which covers the section of the route between the Inner Ring Road and Kirkstall Lane and comprises extensive bus priority measures together with significant measures to benefit pedestrians and cyclists.
The scheme will provide:
- 4 kilometres of new bus lane covering inbound and outbound journeys
- Bus priority signal arrangements at two major junctions
- Additional pedestrian and cycle crossing facilities and cycle lanes
- Pre-signal arrangements to give buses priority at the exits from the bus lanes
- Improvements to bus passenger facilities including new shelters and information displays (in real time at the busiest stops)
Benefits from the scheme include:
- Bus passenger journey time improvements of 4-6 minutes in the peak periods and up to 3 minutes in the off-peak periods
- A projected increase of 9% in bus use
- Improvements in the safety and movement of pedestrians, cyclists and traffic
Over the next year there will be more design work and consultation to enable a request to be made to the government for full approval for this scheme.
Site works will take around two years, and are planned to begin in autumn 2009, so the scheme should open in Autumn 2011.
Newsletter 1 was produced in Summer 2007 and Newsletter 2 (Autumn 2008) is now available to download from this page as pdfs.
You can also download pdf plans of the scheme, a frequently asked questions sheet and Newsletter 1 from this page.
Newsletter 2 is also available from the following outlets:
- City Development Enquiry Centre (The Leonardo Building)
- Rawdon One Stop Centre
- Metro Reception (Wellington House)
- Leeds Bus Station
- Leeds Visitor Centre (Leeds Rail Station)
- Leeds Central, Headingley, Kirkstall and Horsforth libraries