New animation shows how £16million Connecting Leeds project will improve A647
Connecting Leeds have released an animation which shows how a multi-million pound project will improve a key corridor that connects Bradford and Leeds.
The main focus of the scheme is to introduce new bus lanes in key locations to ease congestion. Giving buses priority along key routes will make journeys quicker and help to free up lanes which will in turn benefit all vehicles, including cars. Bus journey times are expected to reduce by 7-8 minutes on average during the peak periods, and by up to 15 minutes in comparison with the most delayed services.
Cycle infrastructure in the area will be improved by adding to the existing Cycle Superhighway and through the creation of safer cycle lanes. Pedestrians will benefit from new walking routes and safer crossings. All of which is a bid to make sustainable travel more appealing by improving public transport, walking and cycling connections and in turn contributing towards tackling the climate emergency.
After consulting on travel improvement plans along this route in 2018, Leeds City Council appointed BAM Nuttall to undertake construction. Work to construct the new bus lane on Armley Road started in October, and activities have since commenced on Armley Park Road, Canal Road, Pickering Street and Stanningley Road.
The scheme is set to be complete by summer 2022.
For more detailed plans, visit the website.
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