Every major change to Leeds bus routes as Infirmary Street set to get £8.9m revamp

Leeds City Council confirmed plans today to turn the busy one-way street into a two-way road designed for bus and cycle priority.

Work on the £8.9million project will start on February 24.

It is hoped that bus-only restrictions will create more space on the road, improving bus journey times and reducing delays.

There will be access for local businesses and residents and some bus stops will be relocated to areas with wider footways for passengers to wait.

The scheme, set to be completed by winter 2020, is part of Leeds Council's Connecting Leeds programme - in addition to the £20.7million project which is currently taking place on The Headrow.

The programme is set to make public transport, cycling and walking more attractive to the city's commuters and pedestrianise more areas of the city centre.

The council has warned that disruption is 'unavoidable' as the works are carried out and a number of major bus routes will no longer stop at Infirmary Street.

Leeds City Council executive board member for climate change, transport and sustainable development Councillor Lisa Mulherin said: "These plans are the next step on our journey to improve public transport reliability across the city centre for the future, to improve cycling and walking facilities and a further step towards our aim of increasing the pedestrianisation of the city centre.

"While the works are carried out, there will unavoidably be some disruption for bus users, drivers, residents and people visiting the city centre, but we will work with the contractors, bus operators, local residents and the combined authority to limit this as much as possible.

"It is important to us that the public are kept up to date with what is going on and we will endeavour to keep them informed by providing regular updates, particularly on factors such as relocation of bus stops and road closures.

"We would like to thank everyone for their ongoing patience while we carry out these essential works. We believe the long term benefits the scheme will bring to public transport, active travel, public space and clean air within the city centre will be transformational."

The following services will still stop at Infirmary Street:

10 Beeston, 11A Cross Gates, 42 Oakwood, 64 (First journeys) Aberford, 81/81A Pudsey, X11 Pudsey/Bradford and X26 X27 Thorpe Park

From Sunday, February 23 the following services will not stop on Infirmary Street:

- Services 7 Primley Park, 7A X7 Alwoodley and 7S Shadwell will run from a new stop on Boar Lane, stop P7 (45032123), that will be by the Tapped Public House

- Service 7 Harrogate/Wetherby will run from Park Row, stop P3 (45010702) instead of Infirmary Street, stop G (45025322)

- Service 19 Ireland Wood and 19A Tinshill will NOT stop at Infirmary Street, stand D or The Headrow, stop Y10. Instead these services will stop at Leeds Rail Station Interchange, stop S5 (45025478) and The Headrow, stop Y14 (45010662 - near the Courts).

- Service 36 Harrogate/Ripon Infirmary Street journeys will start from/terminate at Park Row, stop P3 (45010702)

- Service 40 Seacroft coming into Leeds City Centre will divert from York Street via St Peter's Street and will terminate at Eastgate. Towards Seacroft this service will start from Eastgate, - stop G6 (45029640), and run via Vicar Lane, Kirkgate and New York Street, to stop at York Street, stop F3 (45010905 - by Leeds City Bus Station)

- Service 40 will NOT stop at Infirmary Street, stop G (45025322), Boar Lane, stop P6 (45024834) or Corn Exchange, stop K6 (45025324)

- Connexions service 64 Aberford - most journeys into Leeds City Centre will terminate at Eastgate. Towards Aberford they will start from Vicar Lane, stop M3 (45010679) run via Vicar Lane, Kirkgate, New York St and stop at York Street, stop F4 (45014780 - near Leeds City Bus Station)

- Some early morning and evening 64 journeys will still stop at Infirmary Street, stand C. All First service 64 Monday to Saturday early morning, evening and Sunday journeys will continue to stop at Infirmary Street

- 74 Middleton - This route will run from Middleton and still stop on York Street, stop F7 (45010908 - opposite the Bus Station). It will then stop on Duncan Street, stop K17 (45012652) and run towards Middleton via Boar Lane, Mill Hill, stopping at Neville Street, stop Z3 (45013261 - by the Dark Arches) and also at Great Wilson Street, stop Z6 (45013211 - by Asda House)

- Service 74 will NOT be stopping at Infirmary Street, stand C, Boar Lane, stop T2, Corn Exchange, stop K5, York Street, stop F5 or Black Bull Street, stop A5

- Arriva services into Leeds City Centre that drop off on Infirmary Street (117, 118, 200, 201, 201A, 202, 203, 229, 254, 254A, 255, X17 and X25) - These routes will stop either stop at King Street, stop W4 (45012554 - opposite The Met Hotel) or at temporary stop on Quebec Street