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BBC News
01-08-2025
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Revamp of Armley Gyratory completed with new footbridges
A £40m scheme to revamp a major Leeds junction has been completed after three years of work. Newly built footbridges over Armley Gyratory have been opened, marking the end of the final phase of work on the redevelopment. It followed the earlier completion of changes to the road layout at the junction, which is one of the major access routes into and out of Leeds city centre. Leeds City Council thanked drivers for their patience during the works, which have been designed to make the gyratory safer and to reduce city centre traffic. The replacement footbridges span Wellington Road, Spence Lane and Gelderd Road. The council said the previous footbridges, which have been demolished, had been of poor standard and were approaching "expiry". More than 660 trees have also been planted in the area as part of the overall Jonathan Pryor, the local authority's deputy leader, said: "We would like to thank everyone involved in working on this scheme, along with people's ongoing patience while this essential project was carried out."Although it's great to see this project complete, we're conscious that there's still a lot of other work taking place around the city and we are working hard to deliver these as swiftly as possible while minimising disruption wherever we can." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
16-05-2025
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Two 'unsafe' Peterborough footbridges reopen after repair works
Footbridges that have been shut for more than a year will reopen following repair City Council (PCC) closed three footbridges within Cuckoo's Hollow, in Werrington, over public safety concerns and said they were "at risk of collapse".Members of the public previously expressed disappointment over the lack of consultation about the decision and the impact it would have on week, the local authority said restoration works, costing about £1.2m, had been completed and two of the three bridges would reopen on Friday. Bridges at the reserve were inspected in January last year, and the council found signs of degradation and evidence of water said that three bridges, adjacent to Baron Court, Lakeside and Welbourne, had deteriorated much more quickly than anticipated and posed a risk to public the council said only two unsafe bridges - Baron Court and Lakeside - would be replaced due to a limited council cabinet member for environment and transport, Angus Ellis, previously said the authority prioritised replacing those particular bridges to ensure there was access to the north and south of Cuckoo's Hollow."I am pleased that this work to replace the bridges is being done, it is much needed by residents and visitors to the natural habitat of Cuckoos Hollow," he said. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
