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Otley Bridge: temporary traffic lights allow council to do further safety inspections and monitor impact: Otley Bridge cropped

15 Jan 2025

Otley Bridge: temporary traffic lights allow council to do further safety inspections and monitor impact

Leeds City Council is installing temporary traffic signals on Otley Bridge from this Thursday (16 January) reducing it to a single lane to facilitate pedestrians crossing over the River Wharfe.

Transport Highways Infrastructure Road closures

Otley footbridge works - important update: Otley Bridge cropped

19 Dec 2024

Otley footbridge works - important update

Leeds City Council is prioritising pedestrian safety and is continuing to monitor the condition of Otley Bridge.

Transport Environment

Lord Mayor unveils new plaque to remember road crash victims in Leeds: Memorial tree and new plaque in Park Square

26 Nov 2024

Lord Mayor unveils new plaque to remember road crash victims in Leeds

Last Friday the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, led a ceremony in Park Square to unveil a new plaque commemorating 25 years of the city’s memorial tree, dedicated to honouring those who have lost their lives in road collisions. 

Highways Road safety Lord Mayor of Leeds Parks and countryside Transport

Woodhouse Lane Gateway: £20m transformative travel plans unveiled for key city centre route: Parkinson Building visualisation cropped

06 Nov 2024

Woodhouse Lane Gateway: £20m transformative travel plans unveiled for key city centre route

Have your say on the proposals, between the centre of Leeds and Hyde Park and Woodhouse areas of the city, by Monday 16 December 2024.

Connecting Leeds Highways Transport City centre

Plan ahead for busiest time of year on city centre roads: Traffic management Rodley to Horsforth A6120

05 Nov 2024

Plan ahead for busiest time of year on city centre roads

Motorists travelling into Leeds are being encouraged to plan ahead for what is typically the busiest time of year on the city centre’s roads.

City centre Connecting Leeds Highways Road closures Transport

Transport assistance for post-16 learners with SEND: Senior councillors asked to approve proposed changes: LCC Colour

08 Oct 2024

Transport assistance for post-16 learners with SEND: Senior councillors asked to approve proposed changes

Senior councillors are being asked to approve proposed changes to the way Leeds City Council provides transport assistance for post-16 learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), as the level of discretionary support currently provided is not sustainable.

Children's services Transport Education

Mass transit: Council backs first phase of scheme: An artist's impression of a mass transit system in Leeds

11 Sep 2024

Mass transit: Council backs first phase of scheme

Leeds City Council is backing the first phase of West Yorkshire’s mass transit scheme, in a report due to go before senior councillors next week.

Transport Ongoing projects