Emergency repairs to fix burst water main on busy Leeds road

Emergency repair work has been announced after a water main burst on a busy Leeds road.

Motorists are being warned that two-way traffic lights will be in place on a small section of Whitehall Road, near the industrial estate. Yorkshire Water has vowed that it will try to “keep disruption to a minimum”.

Teams are already on site and are carrying out the repair work, it has been confirmed.

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A spokesperson for Yorkshire Water said: “Yorkshire Water has started the repair of a water main on Whitehall Road (A58) near Leeds.

“Two-way traffic lights will be in place on a small section of the road, near Whitehall Industrial Estate while the repair is carried out.

“Yorkshire Water teams are already on site to carry out the repair and will be working as quickly as possible to complete the work and keep disruption to a minimum.”

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