All Leeds bus diversions and cancellations as inner ring road to shut over two nights
A crucial ring road in Leeds is set to shut over two nights.
The Leeds Inner Ring Road will be closed due to bridge inspection works from Tuesday, March 24 to Thursday, March 26 from 8pm to 5am each night. Service 7 will divert via Marsh Lane and York Street, while bus stop 45032209 Victoria L, Vicar Lane will be missed.
From today (Monday, March 23), Pontefract Road, Stourton will be closed one way towards Rothwell/Woodlesford due to roadworks until Sunday, April 19. Services 140, 141 and 168 towards Oulton are diverting via Queen Street, Wakefield Road and A639 to resume a normal route at Rothwell Haigh Interchange.
Meanwhile, services 2, 3, 3A, 24, 200, 201, 202 and 203 will be diverted due to roadworks on Dewsbury Road at Apex Way on Wednesday and Thursday. Green Hill Lane in Wortley will also be closed due to repair works on Wednesday, with service 81 diverting via Wortley Road.
In Leeds city centre, Neville Street remains affected by narrow lanes until further notice. Services 200, 201, 202 and 203 towards Leeds are diverting via Great Wilson Street, Meadow Lane and Briggate. Bus stop 45010914 Merrion C also remains out of use, as a result of ongoing works on Woodhouse Lane, and service PR1 will continue to not serve stop 45025848 Wellington N on Whitehall Road due to pedestrian works.
Long-term disruption to Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass will remain in place until early 2027, while closures to A656 Ridge Road Bridge, between Garforth and Micklefield, will remain in place until December.
In a welcome boost to city services, inspection works on Swinnow Bridge at Stanningley Bypass have been completed. Services 4, 4F, 508 and X6 will resume their normal routes.