An opening date for East Leeds Orbital Route is yet to be confirmed but it is set to open in August
A new dual carriageway is set to open just in time for Leeds Festival weekend, a spokesperson for Leeds City Council has confirmed.
It will connect the A6120 Outer Ring Road Shadwell to the north to Manston Lane in the south where it connects to the Manston Lane Link Road.A spokesperson for the authority said its opening will ease congestion across Cross Gates, Seacroft and Whitkirk which are often heavily impacted by traffic heading to and from the Leeds festival site in Bramham Park.
Councillor Helen Hayden, executive member for infrastructure and climate, said: “It’s tremendous that the East Leeds Orbital Route , the biggest infrastructure project undertaken by Leeds City Council for fifty years, since the completion of the Leeds Inner Ring Road is to be opened in time for the Leeds Festival weekend at Bramham Park.
“I’d encourage all people travelling to the festival to plan their journey ahead of time to help ease traffic congestion during this exceptionally busy bank holiday weekend.”
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