Leeds City Council is warning drivers that there will be serious disruption around Armley Gyratory during February half term.
Major road works and planned disruption will take place at Stanningley Bypass and Armley Gyratory from February 11 until February 19 for 12 hours each day. The council hope the work will help reduce traffic across the city.
Motorists travelling along these routes are advised to plan ahead, follow the signed diversions, and allow extra time for their journeys. The council said in order for the work to be done efficiently, it will require the Armley Gyratory to be partially closed, and restrict access to slip roads.
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Day-time road works will take place along the eastbound A647 Stanningley Bypass.. A contraflow system (between Dawson Corner roundabout and Swinnow Bridge) will be in operation. The working times for the actual construction will be 7am to 7pm.
These planned works are part of Leeds City Council’s highway annual maintenance programme. It will complement the successful westbound joint and resurfacing programme, delivered during 2022.
Also starting on Monday, February 13, and until Friday, February 17, is new surfacing works to the Armley Gyratory, which will mean a week of partial night-time closures and local signposted diversions.
Over two nights from 8.30pm until 5am on February 13 and 14 lane closures will be in place for the A58 Wellington Road approach to the roundabout. Then over three nights from 8.30pm until 5am on February 15, 16, 17 lane closures will be in place on the A58 Ingram Distributor approach on the Armley Gyratory.
The council says it will make every attempt to minimise noise where possible and that some disruption may occur and will be unavoidable. Targeted communications with any properties directly affected have taken place and access will be maintained.
Councillor Helen Hayden, executive member for infrastructure and climate, said: "We’re trying to co-ordinate hundreds of road works and schemes across the city at any one time to minimise disruption for anyone travelling around the area. This means at every opportunity when we know there will be less traffic, we need to press on with works.
"This is especially necessary in the western area of Leeds, where we’ve combined the timings of these major works to the A647 Stanningley Bypass and Armley Gyratory, during February school half-term.
"We hope to make the most of these closures to get more of the work done quickly and safely at night where necessary, to minimise the impacts of disruption. We know there’s still much more work to do and acknowledge it will be disruptive, but the changes we are making will have a long term positive impact. We thank everyone for their patience, and please try and plan ahead during this time."
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