Leeds City Centre, Aire Street, Wellington Street and King Street (Leeds)
From Sunday 8 January 2023 Aire Street, Wellington Street, King Street and Thirsk Row will be affected as part of the City Square Highways Improvements.
Updated: 11 January 2023
City Square Highways Improvements.
King Street and Thirsk Row will become two-way from 0600 on Sunday 8 January 2023. This is a major network change in the city centre. Pedestrians should take extra care when crossing / approaching these roads with traffic approaching from both directions from this date onwards.
From 0600 Sunday 8 January, the following changes will occur:
- The current one-way direction of travel running from Thirsk Row via Wellington Street and King Street (up to Infirmary Street) will no longer be in place.
- King Street and Thirsk Row will become two-way.
- Thirsk Row will become two-way for all traffic
- King Street will have a new southbound 24-hour bus gate.
This is part of the City Square Highways Improvements. For further information about these improvements please visit - Have Your Say Today - Construction - Leeds City Square (commonplace.is)
Bus Stop Changes from Sunday 8 January
Buses will no longer run from stops Wellington A & B on Wellington Street and Wellington L on Aire Street. King Street will have a new stop Wellington Q also King Street and Thirsk Row will become two-way.
Services 4, 4F, 14, 16, 16A, 81 and X11 (Pudsey) will go from stop City Square D (45032242) on Infirmary Street.
Services 5 and 5A will go from stop Station B (45032353) on Boar Lane. Not using stop Wellington J on King Street.
Services 15 (Old Farnley), 33 & 34 (Guiseley/Otley), 42 (Old Farnley), 60 (ShipleyKeighley), 508 (Halifax) and A1 (Leeds Bradford Airport) will go from stop Wellington Q (45032368) on King Street.
Service 40 (Seacroft) will go from Trinity O (45010688).
Service 42 (old Farnley) will go from stop Wellington Q (45032368) on King Street and Wellington C (45029950) on Wellington Street.
Services 55 & 55C (Cottingley), 65 (Gildersome) and 75 (Middleton) will go from stops City Square G (45010700) on Park Row and Wellington M (45013213) on Whitehall Road.
Services 229 (Heckmondwike/Huddersfield), 254 (Cleckheaton/Brighouse) and 255 (Cleckheaton/Halifax) will go from stops City Square C (45032241) on Infirmary Street and Wellington M (45013213) on Whitehall Road.