A63 East Leeds Link Road
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Scheme Outline
Construction of a new dual two-lane road from 'missing' M1 junction 45 to the centre of Leeds along presently unclassified Pontefract Lane, to dual two lane standard with at-grade junctions. Most of the route will have a HOV lane in one or both directions.
This is CBRD's pet project - click here for more.
Timeline
- 2000
- Leeds City Council secures £25m funding from Central Government.
- 2002
- Preliminary work begins.
Project Statistics
- Cost
- £32m
- Finance
- Central Government, Leeds City Council
- Estimated duration of works
- 2006-2008
- Length of new road
- 3 miles
Progress
- September 2002
- Diversion of utilities begins.
- February 2005
- Leeds City Council confirms that the road scheme is fully approved and the project is currently on hold while some minor property and financial problems are cleared. Depending on these, work could begin in Autumn this year.
- January 2006
- After years of hold-ups, the East Leeds Link Road is given the go-ahead and Leeds City Council says construction work will begin in Autumn 2006. Costs have risen £7m since 2002 to £32m
- October 2006
- The minor road connecting M1 J45 to Leeds, Pontefract Lane, was closed on 30 October for two years to allow construction work. Site clearance has now started.
- January 2007
- Earthworks are being carried out at M1 J45 to accomodate the modified junction design, in particular an extra lane on the northbound off-slip. Most of the road's line has now been set, mostly by wooden marker posts, but in some places a road base is now visible. Some retaining walls are also being constructed. New photographs are available on the Pet Project page.
More information
- Website and detailed plans:
- www.leeds.gov.uk/ellr/
- Computer simulation of the road:
- www.airevalleyleeds.co.uk
If you know more
If you have more details on this scheme - a correction to the information shown here or an update on the progress of works - please click here and share your knowledge.
With thanks to Lizz, Jonathan Barr, Gerry McKenna, Mike Newton, Paul Weiser, Martin Rushton, Iain Dobson and Derek Marshall for information on this page.
