2026 has been another year of change for Leeds and its transport network.
Work to the redesigned entrance to Leeds City Station is beginning to take shape ahead of its scheduled opening this summer, with the installation of the station’s new front steps, 'Welcome to Leeds' clocktower and two 21-passenger lifts from Bishopgate Street.
While in April, the new layout of the Dawsons Corner junction, which has seen the old roundabout removed and a new through road created, was officially opened to the public and was met by widespread praise.
So we pass the halfway point of the year, the Yorkshire Evening Post has taken a look at the city’s biggest transport changes in 2026 so far - and seven more still on the way.
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1. Still to come: Leeds station revamp
Work to the New Station Street entrance to Leeds station has been gathering pace in recent months, with the installation of the station’s new front steps, 'Welcome to Leeds' clocktower and two 21-passenger lifts from Bishopgate Street. Despite repeated delays, the £46.1m scheme is touted to open this summer. | Gerard Binks
2. Completed: Dawsons Corner layout change
In April, Leeds City Council officially opened the new layout at Dawsons Corner, which has seen the old roundabout removed and a new through road created. YEP readers have praised the new look junction, calling it “much improved” and “money well spent.” Wider works to the junction will continue into early 2027. | LCC
3. Still to come: White Rose Station
Originally due to open in 2024, the new £26m two-platform White Rose station has sat dormant and untouched since March 2024 after a series of on-site problems, and an “unforeseen increase in project costs.” The West Yorkshire Combined Authority are hopeful that work will resume on the this summer. | James Hardisty
4. Completed: Whitehall Road cycle scheme
Refinements to the layout of the Whitehall Road cycle scheme, which has seen the creation of a new segregated bi-directional cycle lane linking from Riverside Way to the toucan crossing on Whitehall Road, have been completed. The work is aimed at supporting sustainable travel, improve safety, and reduce congestion. | Simon Hulme
5. Still to come: Lawnswood roundabout revamp
Construction work on controversial plans to improve safety and deliver improvements at the Lawnswood roundabout junction, with the A6120 Outer Ring Road and A660 Otley Road, is expected to be completed in September. Work is described as “progressing well” and lane closures remain in place along the route. | Tony Johnson
6. Completed: Great George Street closure
A temporary road closure on Great George Street was lifted in May after a three-month closure due to improvement works for the Leeds City Links scheme. Work on the wider £12.76m scheme, which is designed to upgrade key walking and cycling routes in the city, continues and is due to be completed in early 2027. | LCC