Please see information below, we have received (15/11/17), Highways Services via Cllr Billy Flynn, and which may be of interest to you.
“Dear All
As per my email of the 26th of October
Yorkshire Water’s contractor – Amey – have completed their investigation works into the collapsed sewer on Weetwood Lane
Repair works will begin on Thursday (tomorrow) with the initial excavations being carried out using the 2 way lights that are currently in place
By Wednesday of next week (22nd November) Amey will be in the position to expose the sewer fully
This is an old brick sewer which is 0.6m in diameter
A large excavation pit will be required.
This will be over 4m deep and potentially up to 16m long
Given the location of the excavation and the machinery that will be required on site there will not be enough carriageway width to allow traffic to pass safely.
Therefore, Weetwood Lane will need to be closed from the entrance to Oxley Hall student flats to the entrance to The Hollies park.
Access will be maintained for residents but there will be no through route to the Ring Road from A660 Otley Road and vice versa
Traffic will be diverted via Ring Road Weetwood – Lawnswood Roundabout – Otley Road and vice versa
The closure will come into effect at 10am on the 22nd November and will remain in place for 5 weeks
Amey will have teams working 7 days a week until the job is completed
Given the highly traffic sensitive nature of the road network in this area, significant disruption should be expected. Especially during the morning and evening peaks
Advanced warning signs will be placed on site today to warn regular road users of what to expect
Yorkshire Water will also be issuing information to the local press and radio to alert the wider public
The digital message sign outside Weetwood Police station on the A660 will also display information regarding the closure
We will continue to work closely with Yorkshire Water/Amey and ensure that the works are completed as quickly as possible
Please feel free to pass this information on to any other party that may find it useful
If you have any question please let me know.”
Kind regards
Kenny
Will pedestrians be able to get through?
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I would have thought pedestrians would be able to get through. I’ll check, and get back to you Elizabeth.
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As promised, the footpath will remain open so pedestrians will not be affected. Cyclists will be able to dismount at the point of closure and use the footpath too. Hope this clarifies matters.
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Excellent! Thank you very much for looking into this,
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I searched the Yorkshire Water website to clarify details of this a few days ago, and there was nothing on their map of works. I also ‘spoke’ to one of their representatives via online webchat and she knew nothing about it and despite speaking to her colleagues she couldn’t get any more info…typical…left hand, right hand etc
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Not sure whether you have tried checking with Highways, but the disruptions on Weetwood Lane started on Wednesday (22nd). Hope this helps. Read more at: https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/main-road-closed-in-leeds-for-repairs-to-collapsed-sewer-1-8867568
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