Warning over disruption during summer roadworks

Drivers have been warned to expect travel disruption for about a month during the summer on a major route connecting Leeds and Bradford.

Road repairs and resurfacing work are due to be carried out between Monday 27 July and Tuesday 26 August, as part of the latest phase of the £44m Dawson's Corner and Stanningley Bypass improvement scheme.

The work will see traffic management introduced on the bypass, including a contraflow system, as well as full and partial road closures.

Leeds City Council said the whole upgrade was expected to be finished in early 2027.

Dawson's Corner is a major junction around the Stanningley and Pudsey areas of Leeds.

It is a main intersection connecting the A647 Stanningley Bypass, the A6120 Ring Road and Bradford Road towards both Bradford and Stanningley.

As well as being a common route for travel between Leeds and Bradford, it also links drivers to destinations including Leeds Bradford Airport and the M621 motorway.

The £44m upgrade, work on which first began in May 2025, is aimed at transforming several parts of the junction.

This includes improved routes and facilities for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, wider carriageways on both the A647 and A6120, and improved traffic collision prevention measures.

It will also form a key component of the Leeds-Bradford Cycle Superhighway, according to Leeds City Council.

Other work has included the installation of a water attenuation tank, which is an underground reservoir designed to help prevent flooding.

The latest phase of the work will see road repairs and resurfacing work carried out on the Stanningley Bypass.

The council said the completed works would:

• Reduce congestion and delays
• Improve journey time reliability for buses
• Provide safer crossing facilities for pedestrians and cyclists

Leeds City Council said a contraflow system, where traffic travels in the opposite direction on part of the carriageway, would be introduced on certain days.

This would also require full and partial overnight closures of Stanningley Bypass, primarily to install traffic management, while a 30mph (48 km/h) speed limit will be enforced.

The council said that would allow work to be completed safely while keeping traffic moving in both directions.

Stanningley Bypass overnight closures will be in place on:

• Monday 27 July (full)
• Tuesday 28 July (full)
• Monday 10 August (full)
• Friday 21 August (full)
• Monday 24 August (partial - near Swinnow Lane)
• Tuesday 25 August (partial - near Swinnow Lane)

The contraflow system will be in place on:

• Southbound: Monday 27 July - Monday 10 August
• Northbound: Tuesday 11 August - Friday 21 August

West Yorkshire Metro has advised customers to prepare for disruption to bus services including the 16, 16A, 72, 80 (Squarepeg), 91 (First), 205 (TLC), 508, X6 and X11.

The bus stop for New Pudsey railway station will also out of use, with no temporary stop in place due to the whole footpath being closed.

Customers have been recommended to use the following stops for affected services:

• 80 - Pudsey Civic Centre
• 205 - Thorpe Road
• 508 - Dawson's Corner
• X6 - Peckover Drive

Leeds City Council said this phase was due to be completed by Tuesday 26 August, while the whole regeneration project was on track to be finished by early 2027.

On the latest phase of work, Peter Carlill, Leeds City Council's executive member for transport and planning, said: "The scheme remains on track for completion early next year.

"Feedback from residents has generally been very positive, and we thank residents and businesses for providing input into the scheme to ensure we can best work to minimise disruption.

"We carefully plan and coordinate major highways works across the city to minimise disruption wherever possible. However, we know there will still be delays and we are asking people to plan ahead."

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