By Paul Robinson
Published in the YEP Monday 7 January 2013 

Public transport bosses have launched a sweeping review of bus services in Leeds.

Around 20 per cent of the services operated by private firms in the city are wholly or partly financed by West Yorkshire’s publicly-funded passenger transport authority, Metro. Across the county, Metro spends about £20m each year subsidising services that it says operators would not otherwise run as they are deemed unprofitable.

Cllr Barry Anderson was asked about the recent traffic counts that have been carried out on Adel Lane and the ring road end of Long Causeway, he took this issue up with Highways Planning and set out below is the reply he received.

“Dear Cllr Anderson

During the consideration of the recent planning application for residential development at the Bodington site we highlighted concerns to the developer about the potential impact of the development on Adel Lane. You will be aware that the application was subsequently refused and that highway reasons formed part of that refusal.

As a result of your e-mail I have contacted the applicant’s Transport Consultant and he has advised that the counts and radar speed surveys were carried out by his team in response to the highway concerns and that at the appropriate time this information will be presented to us for comment. This would either be as part of a revised planning application submission or as part of an appeal on the refused scheme.

A meeting with the developer and his team has been arranged by Planning for Monday 26^th March to discuss the way forward. I hope to be in a better position to advise you when the data will become available after the meeting.”

Kind regards

Senior Highway Development Engineer
Transport Development Services

Please see information we have been sent below.

All communications with regard to this Notice should be addressed to City Services, Selectapost 6, Ring Road, Middleton Leeds LS10 4AX, for the attention of Mr D Hutchinson or site contact Mr P Toon (Tel: 01924 225417) Ref TC 6274.

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 – SECTION 14(2)

ROAD TRAFFIC (TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS) ACT 1991

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

(OCCUPATION LANE/MOORLAND ROAD, BRAMHOPE LEEDS)

 (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) NOTICE 2012

WHEREAS  Leeds City Council is the traffic authority for the Leeds Metropolitan District; and

WHEREAS electric cabling works are to be carried out.

TAKE NOTICE that in the interests of public safety it is considered necessary to prohibit vehicular use of Occupation Lane/Moorland Road, Bramhope Leeds between its junctions with Old Lane and Moor Road.

DIVERSIONARY ROUTE: A diversionary route for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via Old Lane and Moor Road and vice versa.

PERIOD OF CLOSURE/WORKS:  The works are to commence on Wednesday 4 January 2012 and be completed on Friday 6 January 2012.

All communications with regard to this Notice should be addressed to City Services, Selectapost 6, Ring Road, Middleton Leeds LS10 4AX, for the attention of Mr D Hutchinson or site contact Mr P Toon (Tel: 01924 225417) Ref TC 6274.

Dated this 3 day of January 2012

Leeds City Council
Civic Hall
LEEDS LS1 1UR

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