Work to improve safety at Dewsbury Road and Tempest Road junction completed by Leeds City Council
The location had one of the highest numbers of injury‑causing collisions in Leeds
Work to improve safety at a key junction in south Leeds has been completed.
Leeds City Council’s team at Connecting Leeds have confirmed the completion of a new road safety scheme at the junction of A653 Dewsbury Road and Tempest Road in Hunslet.
The location recorded one of the highest numbers of injury‑causing collisions in the city, with 11 collisions in five years, including six serious injuries. Most of these involved vehicles turning through the central reservation gap on Dewsbury Road.
As such contractors have now closed the central reservation gap, to prevent dangerous turning movements, and simplified the junction layout to make it safer for all road users.
There have been zero collisions recorded at the junction or in the immediate area, since the central reservation gap was first closed six months ago, according to the Connecting Leeds team.
Officials will continue to monitor the location to ensure these safety improvements are maintained. They form part of the West Yorkshire Vision Zero Strategy initiative, aimed at reducing road deaths in West Yorkshire to zero by 2040.
The initiative will focus on the ‘safe system approach’ - safe roads, behaviours, speeds, vehicles and an effective post collision response. Emergency services, local authorities, National Highways, victim support services and road safety campaigners have all voiced their support for the scheme.