Bridges Section are responsible for the management, maintenance, strengthening, inspection, assessment and monitoring of highway structures ie bridges, tunnels, retaining walls and sign/signal gantries owned by Leeds City Council.
Footbridges are managed and maintained by either the Bridges Section or the Learning and Leisure Department, depending on its size, importance and location. Other owners of highway structures within Leeds include the Highways Agency, Network Rail, British Rail Property and British Waterways.
Bridges Section also carries out design and construction of maintenance, strengthening and new projects for highway structures, - policy development for management and maintenance of highway structures,- and the management and monitoring of abnormal load movements throughout West Yorkshire.
Bridges Section carries out regular inspections, maintenance and strengthening programmes to make sure that bridges and other structures are safe and efficient for traffic movement. Work carried out under the strengthening programme relates to the EU Directive (85/3/EEC) setting the maximum gross vehicle weight at 40 tonnes. The programme gives priority to substandard bridges on principal roads ie 'A' roads.
The government provides funding every year through the Local Transport Plan settlement, to help local authorities maintain and improve the condition of the roads and bridges in their area
You can contact us for information by email using the link on this page or by
Phone 0845 124 0113
Telephone hours 9am to 5pm Monday - Friday
Correspondence address Development Department
Leonardo Building
2 Rossington Street
LS2 8HD
Visiting address Development Leeds Department
Design Services
Bridges Section
Middleton Ring Road
Leeds LS10 4AX
Opening hours 8am to 5pm Monday - Friday
FAX Bridges Section General 0113 2476194
Abnormal Load Notifications 0113 2476357
Additional information
The service includes the implementation of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) in relation to Streets of Special Engineering difficulty (SSEDs) where highway structures are affected.
Provision advice on matters relating to highway structures under the Highways Act 1980 Section 38 and Section 167 Agreements.