All Leeds bus services facing diversions and cancellations as New Temple Gate, Halton shuts for five weeks
New Temple Gate, Halton will be closed until mid-July
A busy bus route in Leeds is set to shut for over five weeks.
New Temple Gate, Halton will be closed due to roadworks from today (Monday, June 8) until Friday, July 17. Service 19 will divert via Selby Road in both directions, while service 21 will divert via Selby Road, Field End Gardens, Field End Road and Temple Lea. Services will serve all bus stops on the diversion route.
Lidgett Lane, Garforth will be also closed due to resurfacing works from today to Thursday, June 11 from 7pm to midnight each night. Service 19 and 19A will divert via Selby Road, Ninelands Lane and Church Lane in both directions, while service 164 will divert via Wakefield Road and Barley Hill Road in both directions.
In Leeds city centre, Bishopgate, Mill Hill, Neville Street and Swinegate will continue to be affected by resurfacing works until Friday, June 19, between 8.30pm-5am on Sunday to Thursday only. Services 24, 200, 201, 202, 203 and PR3 will be diverted as a result.
Wellington Street street will also remain closed eastbound, between 4pm and 4am on Sundays only, until Sunday, June 7. Services 4, 4F, 16, 16A, 33, 34, 42, 60, 60A, 508, 875, 876 and A1 will divert as a result of this closure.
Bus stop 45010914 Merrion C also remains out of use , as a result of ongoing works on Woodhouse Lane, and service PR1 will continue to not serve stop 45025848 Wellington N on Whitehall Road due to pedestrian works.
Elsewhere, long term closures to A656 Ridge Road Bridge, between Garforth and Micklefield, and Austhorpe Lane Bridge will remain in place until December. Disruption to Dawsons Corner and Stanningley Bypass will also remain in place until early 2027.
Pepper Road Bridge in Hunslet will also be closed for a period of six months. The road will be closed throughout, with a diversion clearly signposted. Bus services 74, 75 and 86 will be diverted in both directions.
In a welcome boost to city services, disruption has been lifted on multiple routes, including Chapeltown Road, Green Hill Road, Aberford Road and York Road.