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Final phase of highways works underway on popular route from Headingley to Leeds city centre: A660 Clarendon Road junction

22 Jun 2026

Final phase of highways works underway on popular route from Headingley to Leeds city centre

The A660 is a busy route with pedestrians and cyclists, seeing over 1,000 cyclists using it daily. Regrettably, injury collisions involving these groups are high, with improved infrastructure needed.

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New visuals reveal future look of transformed Dawsons Corner junction: Dawsons Corner aerial visualisation after change

26 Mar 2026

New visuals reveal future look of transformed Dawsons Corner junction

Leeds City Council has released new visuals showing how Dawsons Corner will look once major upgrade works to the busy junction are complete. The improvements aim to reduce congestion, improve safety and create better routes for all road users on this key gateway.

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Region-wide consultation asks how best to maximise benefits of Mass Transit system: An artist's impression of a mass transit system in Leeds

29 Jan 2026

Region-wide consultation asks how best to maximise benefits of Mass Transit system

** News release issued on behalf of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in partnership with Leeds City Council **

Transport

Otley Bridge replacement footway reopens following major upgrade: Otley Bridge footway opens Nov 2025

21 Nov 2025

Otley Bridge replacement footway reopens following major upgrade

The Otley Bridge footway reopened to the public on Thursday (20 November) after an extensive demolition and re-construction of the cantilever footway.

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Leeds and Sheffield – Better Connected: Political and business leaders champion rail investment between Yorkshire’s two largest cities: Leeds-Sheffield rail connectivity, Westminster event

21 Oct 2025

Leeds and Sheffield – Better Connected: Political and business leaders champion rail investment between Yorkshire’s two largest cities

Political and business leaders from Leeds and Sheffield are travelling to Westminster to make the case for ‘transformational rail investment’ between the two city regions.

Transport

Public consultation launches to tackle congestion and improve bus journey times on South Accommodation Road: South Accommodation Road

16 Sep 2025

Public consultation launches to tackle congestion and improve bus journey times on South Accommodation Road

Leeds City Council is proposing to introduce changes to South Accommodation Road and the Atkinson Street roundabout which aim to tackle congestion, make bus journeys quicker and more reliable, and promote sustainable travel options along this key route.

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A660: Next stage of improvements to begin from Monday 2 June: A660 at St Michael's Road junction

28 May 2025

A660: Next stage of improvements to begin from Monday 2 June

Leeds City Council is to begin the latest stage of its £10.4m improvement works along the A660, improving safety for pedestrians and cyclists and helping speed up bus journeys between Headingley and the city centre.

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