£2m funding for Roundhay Road safety scheme in Leeds
Leeds City Council said the cash would be used to reduce accidents on the A58
A £2m grant is set to kickstart road safety improvements at a crash blackspot in the city.
Leeds City Council said the cash would be used to reduce accidents on the A58 Roundhay Road.
Ninety casualties and one death have been recorded at the Roundhay Road, Barrack Road and Bayswater Triangle, the council said.
A grant from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority is set to help fund the project, worth £4.5m in total.
The scheme includes new pedestrian crossings, cycle lanes and bus lanes around Bayswater Road, Spencer Place, Roseville Road, and Gledhow Road.
A council spokesperson said: “These measures aim to improve safety at key junctions along the route, making it easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle in the area, and to protect buses from queuing traffic.”
Council figures show there were 71 collisions in the area over the past seven years, resulting in 14 serious and 56 slight injuries.
Some 35 per cent of the casualties involving people walking or cycling.
As part of the project some bus stops would be moved to journey times, a council report said.
It said: “The bus stop relocations will improve accessibility, capacity and
road safety.”
A public consultation was carried out on the proposals, set to be implemented by winter 2027.
The WYCA grant would be used to complete the design and development of the safety scheme.
The council spokesperson said :
“The proposed scheme will deliver new enforced bus lanes, enhanced bus stops, segregated cycle tracks, new pedestrian and cycle crossings, improved footways, and safer junctions with enforcement cameras.”