The A65 Quality Bus Corridor scheme has been developed to provide a high standard of bus service along a highly congested route from Hawksworth Road into Leeds city centre.
The current phase of the corridor scheme covers the section of the route between Kirkstall Lane and the Inner Ring Road. It comprises extensive bus priority measures together with significant measures to benefit pedestrians and cyclists.
The scheme will provide
- 4 kilometres of new bus lane covering inbound and outbound journeys
- Bus priority signal arrangements at two major junctions
- Additional pedestrian and cycle crossing facilities and cycle lanes
- Pre-signal arrangements to give buses priority at the exits from the bus lanes
- Improvements to bus passenger facilities including new shelters and information displays (in real time at the busiest stops)
Benefits from the scheme include
- Bus passenger journey time improvements of 4-6 minutes in the peak periods and up to 3 minutes in the off-peak periods
- A projected increase of 9% in bus use
- Improvements in the safety and movement of pedestrians, cyclists and traffic
The construction programme started April 2010 and is programmed to finish July 2012. The latest scheme information, including upcoming road and lane closures, can be found on our scheme updates page.
You can contact us via our online enquiry form. Please use this form to register for e-mail updates, as well as general enquiries about the proposed scheme. You can still contact us via telephone, letter or e-mail, our contact information is at the top right hand corner of this web page.
The latest Newsletter is now available to download from this page in pdf format. You can also download pdf plans of the scheme and a Frequently Asked Questions sheet from this page.
Current Newsletters are available from the following outlets:
- City Development Enquiry Centre (The Leonardo Building)
- Aireborough One Stop Centre at Rawdon
- Metro Reception (Wellington House)
- Leeds Bus Station
- Leeds Visitor Centre (Leeds Rail Station)
- Leeds Central, Headingley, Kirkstall and Horsforth libraries