The roundabout will be completely closed Armley from Friday 8 April from 20.00 to Monday 11 April at 5.30 am. When the road reopensthere will be a speed limit of 30 mph, narrower lanes and other traffic management measures that will allow key improvements to be made, he says. Leeds City Council. Read more: BBC Radio 2 Live leaves London for Leeds for a two-day music festival The city remains open to visitors and people, but there are diversions as a result Armley Closing the Gyratory. People have also been told to avoid driving as public transport will be more reliable, a spokesman for the authority added. We’ve put together some travel tips for this weekend.
Public Transportation
People have been told to consider using public transportation or parks and driving as an alternative to driving to the center. This includes:
Elland Road Park & Ride for travel from the southwest and west of Leeds. Stourton Park & Ride for excursions to the southeast of Leeds. Temple Green Park & Ride for trips north and east of Leeds.
The Elland Road Park & Ride (Image: West Yorkshire Combined Authority) Stuart Fillingham, Network and Efficiency Manager at First West Yorkshire, said: “Park and Ride provides a quick and easy way to get to the city center with journeys of around 15-20 minutes with regular daily services. “We strongly advise drivers to consider using the network at the weekend to not only have a pleasant trip to Leeds, but also to prevent congestion. “Some of our other services are affected by this closure and we have worked closely with partners in the local authority to implement diversions, but it is very likely that there will be some delays and unavoidable interruptions. Customers will find full details of route changes at Metro website and you can receive updates by following us on social media. ”
Freeway or city trips
For specific destinations, plan in advance and for routes from the freeway network or across the city, the following are recommended:
To access / exit the motorway network in the city center and in the immediate vicinity, you should use the M621 J3 and J4 and avoid using the J2. For travel north and east of the city center (eg Meanwood in Seacroft) to the city center and beyond the freeway network, it is recommended that you have a permanent signpost to the freeway network via the A61 and downtown of the city to the east of the city center avoiding directions to the A58 where possible. For trips west of the city (eg Horsforth / Rawdon / Farsley Pudsey and beyond) to the motorway network, it is recommended to use the signed diversion via the A6110 or the motorway connections via the M606. Travel to the city center should use the A65 routes according to the signed diversion plan.
Diversion routes as the Armley Gyratory is set to close for an entire weekend in April (Image: Leeds City Council)
Bus diversions
The following services will be diverted due to the closure of the Armley Gyratory by Subway:
The 4 4F Pudsey will divert between Whingate Junction and Leeds Rail Station / City Square via Whingate, Upper Wortley Road, Dixon Lane, Whitehall Road, Domestic Road and Whitehall Road and Thirsk Row / Aire Street.
These services will not serve bus stops between Carr Crofts and Wellington Bridge Normal route to downtown Leeds.
16 16A Bramley / Pudsey will be diverted in both directions between Leeds Rail Station and Armley Town Street via Wellington, Kirkstall Road, Canal Road, Ledgard Way, Branch Road and Town Street.
These services will not serve bus stops between Wesley Road and Wellington Bridge
The 42 Old Farnley will deviate in both directions between Lower Wortley Ring Road and Leeds City Square, via Ring Road, Whitehall Road, Domestic Road, Whitehall Road and Thirsk Row / Aire Street.
This service will not serve bus stops between Fawcett Way and Wellington Bridge
72 to Bradford, will be diverted from Leeds Wellington Street to Armley Branch Road via Wellington Street, Kirkstall Road and Canal Road.
This service will not serve bus stops between Wellington Bridge and Pickering Street 72 to downtown Leeds will run the regular route.
86 87 Middleton-Bramley will divert between Armley Ridge Road and Holbeck via Wortley Road, Whingate, Upper Wortley Road, Dixon Lane, Whitehall Road and Domestic Road.
These services will not serve bus stops between Armley Town Street and Domestic Street Regular route from Bradford. To receive the latest email updates from LeedsLive, click here. Read more related articles Read more related articles
