A65 Kirkstall Road Quality Bus Initiative - Scheme Update 21 – January 2012
Traffic Management
The City bound traffic management on the A65 carriageway, starting at the Northern Snooker Centre and ending at Abbey Street, will remain in place until February 2012. This is to allow the construction of the new kerb line around the Fire Station and to create the new road layout outside Yorkshire Television.
The outbound traffic management on Kirkstall Road, starting at Staples and ending at Benfield Ford, will remain in place for the foreseeable future. Although most of the work has been completed in this area, the three traffic lanes (2 general traffic and 1 bus lane) cannot be opened up to traffic safely until the work up to the Willow Road Junction is complete, in Summer 2012.
Traffic management on Commercial Road, between Beecroft Street and Gilbert Mount, will remain in place until March 2012. The traffic management will enable drainage and carriageway widening works to take place. This arrangement of one lane in each direction will be maintained during all busy times and only slight delays are expected.
Traffic management on Kirkstall Road between Burleywood Mount and Gilbert Mount will remain in place until March 2012. Traffic lanes will be narrowed to 3.25metres to allow drainage works to be carried out safely. The current arrangement of one lane in each direction will be maintained during all busy times and only slight delays are expected. To reduce hold ups and allow traffic to pass, lay-bys will be provided wherever possible for buses to drop off and pick up passengers.
Gilbert Mount will be closed on the 18, 19 and 20 of January 2012 between 07:00 and 17:00. During these times, local diversions will be in place (see Plan 3 Traffic Management - June 2010). The closure is to allow drainage works to take place safely.
Gilbert Mount will be closed week commencing Monday 6 February 2012 between 07:00 and 17:00. During these times, local diversions will be in place (see Plan 3 Traffic Management - June 2010). The closure is to provide safe access for construction vehicles and for surfacing works to take place on the main carriageway. The closure will be in place for approximately 5 days.
Traffic management on Kirkstall Road outside Speedy Hire, opposite the Angel Halls of Residence, will be in place on Sunday 22 January 2012. One traffic lane will be closed and traffic lights will be in operation. The lane closure is to allow drainage works to be carried out safely and minor delays are expected.
New traffic signals will be switched on at Willow Road Junction during Sunday 29 January 2012. Traffic management will be in place to enable the work, to change from the old signals to the new signals, to be carried out safely. The junction will have only one lane open in each direction and the traffic will be managed with temporary traffic signals. Major delays are expected.
Traffic management on Kirkstall Road, between Craven House and SFS Intec, will be in place from week commencing 23 January 2012 between 07:00 and 15:00 for approximately one week. The road will be narrowed to allow the safe construction of new pedestrian crossings. The traffic management will be removed before the evening rush hour to minimise disruption.
Studio Road will be closed week commencing 13 February 2012 for approximately 5 days between 09:30 and 15:30. This is to allow carriageway surfacing works to take place safely. Traffic diversion plans will be placed on this page in the near future.
Sacred Heart footpath will be closed during the school holidays, week commencing Monday 13 February 2012, to install new steps. A pedestrian diversion route will be in place (see Plan 21 – Dec 2011).
Day works
Beecroft Street to Woodside View – Drainage works are now complete throughout this section. The new road and footway construction has begun and work is expected to be completed in this area by the end of March 2012.
Willow Road Junction – Work is continuing to install a new traffic signal system and footway crossing facilities. These works should be complete before the end of January 2012, see Traffic Management information above. Further kerbing and footway works will be required in this area during 2012.
Willow Road to West Street Dual Carriageway – Construction of the new road and central reservations has commenced on the northern side of Kirkstall Road. Road surfacing has been placed in this area and the new road layout can be seen taking shape when travelling eastbound into Leeds. This section of the works should be open in February 2012. Studio Road has now re-opened to two-way traffic.
Night works
Commercial Road outside Leeds Motor Company – 16 and 17 January 2012 – Minor footpath and kerbing works will take place with the outbound traffic lane being closed to enable the works to be carried out safely. Traffic signals will be in operation and only minor delays are expected.
Kirkstall Road from SFS Intec to Craven House – 18 January 2012 – Traffic signals and lane closures will be in place to allow the safe construction of traffic signal mast arms for the new pedestrian crossings. Minor delays are expected.
Willow Road to Bingley Street – 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 February 2012 – Surfacing works will take place with inbound road closures and temporary traffic signals. Traffic will be diverted via Willow Road and Burley Road, plans showing the diversion route will be posted on this website in February.
Further traffic management and closure updates will be posted on this page as they become available. Dates given for closures are approximate and may be subject to change at short notice.
News
A new signalised pedestrian crossing, near the Fire Station, giving access across both carriageways is now operational.
The latest scheme plans can be found on our A65 Quality Bus Corridor web page.