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Leeds City Council has been successful in a bid for funding from the Department for Transport in order to carry out major works to three structures on the Leeds Inner Ring Road.
The first two parts of the wider scheme are currently progressing and details can be found on the websites:
New York Road Viaduct Strengthening www.leeds.gov.uk/nyrp3
Lovell Park Road Bridge Strengthening www.leeds.gov.uk/lp2
The third and largest package of works to Woodhouse Tunnel is currently in the design stage with site works programmed to take place between 2013 and 2015. Details of this scheme can be found on the website: www.leeds.gov.uk/wtp2
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We are bidding for funding from the Department for Transport to repair structures on the Inner Ring Road.
This extensive and high priority repair work is in excess of our available budget.
The A58M/A64M section of Leeds Inner Ring Road is of major importance to our road network and the economy of Leeds.
Proposed work will include maintenance to Woodhouse Tunnel, Lovell Park Road Bridge and New York Road Viaduct Eastbound.
The road was constructed in the late 1960s and early 1970s and there are 23 highway structures on its two mile length - two road tunnels, 17 bridges and four footbridges.
A supporting information document can be downloaded from the following link.
http://www.leeds.gov.uk/outsizefiles/Supporting_Information_Revision_8.pdf
Further details of the bid are given in the documents on the right hand side of this page.
TUBA input and output files are available to be viewed at The Leonardo Building, Leeds. To arrange a viewing please contact 0113 222 4409.
The following documents in support of our bid can be found on the NGT webpage on the following link www.ngtmetro.com/documents.
- Data and Traffic Surveys Report
- LTM Demand Model Validation Report
- LTM Highway Model Validation Report
- LTM Public Transport Model Validation Report
- Core Scenario Forecasting Report Inc. Uncertainty Log
- Annualisation Factor Derivation Report
If you wish to make any comment on the proposed scheme the Department will be allowing external comment between Friday 9 September and Friday 14 October 2011. Please send your comments to development.pool@dft.gsi.gov.uk.