Leeds City Council

Council gets historic bridge repairs over the line

24/08/2023

A historic Grade II listed bridge in Yorkshire has re-opened to vehicles after essential maintenance works were completed ahead of schedule.

Leeds pollution still at illegal levels after CAZ ditched

15/06/2023

Toxic air pollution in Leeds was above legal limits in 2021 after the city council chose not to proceed with a government-mandated Clean Air Zone.

Leeds predicts and provides with new road

23/08/2022

Councillors in Leeds have put a green spin on the new £126m East Leeds Orbital Route, which is now open to traffic.

Leeds flyover re-opens after £31m refurb

17/05/2022

The Regent Street Flyover carrying the A64 through Leeds city centre has fully re-opened after a two-year project costing £31m.

One more heave on Leeds flyover job

12/11/2021

The final phase of work on the Regent Street Flyover project in Leeds city centre will start next weekend with the installation of the northern bridge beams.

Colas Leeds the way with northern growth

08/06/2021

Colas has won a place on a £60m highway and civil engineering works framework with Leeds City Council, one of a number of new contracts and contract extensions in the North.

'Nothing to see,' council says after bridge incident

17/05/2021

Leeds City Council has said a full investigation is underway to establish why a large concrete section of a demolished bridge crashed to the ground after being ‘safely placed’ on a trailer for removal.

WSP and Leeds make it another 10 years

27/04/2020

WSP has been retained as the sole supplier for Leeds City Council’s Highways and transportation civil engineering core contract under a new 10-year partnership.

Leeds lights the way with £22.5m LED conversion

09/07/2019

Leeds City Council has shaved nearly £3m off the expected cost of its programme to upgrade all the city’s street lights to LED.

£116m Leeds road scheme seeks community help for tree planting

05/03/2019

Leeds City Council is calling for volunteers to help restore trees removed under a major road improvement project.

Leeds aims to cushion impact of Clean Air Zone

10/10/2018

Leeds City Council has outlined its final plans for a Clean Air Zone to help cut pollution in the city, which will see buses, coaches and HGVs charged £50 a day.

Leeds to begin £5m M62 junction improvement works next week

17/07/2018

Leeds City Council is due to begin major works next week that aim to reduce congestion on the M62 near the city.

Leeds set to back £25m LED streetlight switch

03/07/2018

Leeds City Council is to take forward plans to upgrade all street lights in the city after a consultation, but has yet to say whether it intends to extend a night-time switch off.

Leeds awards Eastern Orbital work to Balfour after Carillion fall

07/06/2018

Leeds City Council has awarded Balfour Beatty a contact to deliver the first two phases of the East Leeds Orbital Road (ELOR) after Carillion was originally lined up for the job.

Mouchel wins contract extension with Leeds City Council

21/11/2016

Leeds City Council has awarded Mouchel a contract extension that will see the company deliver highways and transportation services on behalf of the local authority until August 2018.

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