M62 West Yorkshire: Motorway closed near Leeds due to 'rapid deterioration' of bridge - as it happened
By Charles Gray
Published 4th Apr 2023, 10:22 GMT
Updated 4th Apr 2023, 16:50 GMT
The M62 westbound was fully closed near to Leeds and Wakefield due to the “rapid deterioration” of a bridge joint.
Traffic was stopped on the road shortly after 7am this morning (Tuesday) between junction 31 for Castleford and junction 30 for Wakefield to allow for emergency repairs to take place.
Traffic was released shortly after but after two hours the road was closed again due to the “rapid deterioration” of the bridge joint. A spokesperson for National Highways said: “The #M62 in #WestYorkshire is now CLOSED westbound between J31 (#Castleford) and J30 (#Wakefield) due to a damaged bridge joint.
“Specialist resources and contractors are being arranged to emergency repairs to be carried out. Expect disruption throughout the day.”
Here’s how the events unfolded.