Travel alert: Delays of up to an hour as road closure in Leeds forces bus diversions

Commuters face lengthy delays as they head home today while a major route in Leeds is kept closed by police.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Jul 2017, 18:15 BST
Updated 18th Jul 2017, 08:47 BST
The closure of Otley Road in Weetwood is causing major disruption to bus services. Picture: GoogleThe closure of Otley Road in Weetwood is causing major disruption to bus services. Picture: Google
The closure of Otley Road in Weetwood is causing major disruption to bus services. Picture: Google

An alert was triggered at Weetwood Police Station earlier this afternoon when a man turned up with a suspected hand grenade.

It means the A660 Otley Road is closed in both directions between the Ring Road and Old Otley Road.

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West Yorkshire Metro is currently warning of "severe delays" of up to an hour.

It said the 1, 6, 28, 97 and X84 services are all affected.

The following diversions are in place:

1 – Holtdale Approach, Otley Old Road and Spen Lane in both directions, omitting Holt Lane and Otley Road at Adel.

6 – diverted via Ring Road and Spen Lane, omitting bottom section of Otley Old Road

X84 – diverted via Ring Road, Spen Lane, Otley Old Road, Holtdale Approach and Holt Lane omitting Otley Road in Adel

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