A1M Leeds: All Yorkshire motorway diversions and closures as 50mph speed limit installed near Wetherby

A 50mph speed limit has been installed on a key stretch of motorway near Leeds.

Motorists in Yorkshire will have to contend with numerous National Highways road closures and diversions this week.

Recent weeks have seen a closure of the M1-M62 Lofthouse Interchange slip road, while temporary lane closures have been installed along the M621 between Stourton and Holbeck.

Among a host of changes this week, will be the installation of a temporary 50mph speed limit past Wetherby. Here’s a full list of the disruption...

A temporary 50mph speed limit has been installed as part of roadworks on the A1M near Wetherby.placeholder image
A temporary 50mph speed limit has been installed as part of roadworks on the A1M near Wetherby. | Jonathan Gawthorpe

A1(M)-Both directions

  • Tuesday, June 24 - onwards
  • 8pm - 6am
  • A1M northbound and southbound closed between junction 45 and junction 48 and lane closures with a temporary 50 mph speed limit for carriageway resurfacing. Diversion on local authority network.

A1(M)-Northbound

  • Tuesday, June 24 - onwards
  • 8pm - 6am
  • A1M northbound Jct 35 to Jct 36, M18 northbound Jct 2. Slip road and lane closure for general cleaning and maintenance Diversion via local authority and national highways networks.

M1-Northbound

  • Tuesday, June 24 - onwards
  • 9pm - 6am
  • M1 northbound Jct 31 to Jct 32. Slip road and lane closure for general cleaning and maintenance. Diversion via local authority and national highways networks.

M1-Southbound

  • Tuesday, June 24 - onwards
  • 8pm - 6am
  • M1 southbound Jct 38 to Jct 36. Slip road closures and lane closures for survey works. Diversion in place via national highways and local authority network.

M1-Southbound

  • Tuesday, June 24 - onwards
  • 8pm - 6am
  • M1 southbound Jct 44 to M62 westbound link road and M621 clockwise Jct 7. Carriageway closure with lane closures structure maintenance works.

M62-Eastbound

  • Tuesday, June 24 - onwards
  • 8pm - 6am
  • M62 eastbound to M1 northbound link road and M1 northbound Jct 42. Entry slip road carriageway closure with lane closures diversion on national highways network structure maintenance.

M621-Anti-clockwise

  • Tuesday, June 24 - onwards
  • 8pm - 6am
  • M621 anti-clockwise Jct 4 to Jct 1. Carriageway closure for general cleaning and maintenance. Diversion route in place in via local authority network.
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