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.
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.
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