City of York Council has shared travel advice ahead of the urgent repair works on St Leonard’s Place which start next week.
Having completed an inspection yesterday (Thursday) and undertaking essential safety work the council removed the temporary lights in place so that over the busy bank holiday weekend (when we also have the Queen Street closure at the railway station), two-way traffic can flow on St Leonard’s Place until we begin repair work next week.
Work to make these urgent repairs will start after rush hour on the morning of Tuesday 27 May. From 9.30am on Tuesday 27 May we will start repairing the underground damage and road surface, which will require a lane closure. These works may take around two weeks but we will share updates.
These emergency repairs will mean St Leonard’s place will be closed to inbound traffic from Bootham Bar with diversions in place. Outbound traffic (from Museum Street to Bootham/Gillygate) will be able to use St Leonard’s place.
Pedestrian access along St Leonard’s Place in both directions is still open. Inbound cyclists (traveling from Bootham or Gillygate) will need to follow the diversion under Bootham Bar. Those travelling towards Bootham from Museum Street will be able to use St Leonard’s Place.
For drivers coming into the city centre travelling down Bootham there will be diversions in place. We have added travel information, including information about bus diversions to our website which can be found at www.york.gov.uk/StLeonardsPlace
York, the Theatre Royal and its neighbouring businesses are open for business.
Cllr Kate Ravilious, Executive Member for Transport said:
We thank everyone for their patience while we carry out these urgent repairs. Our team will be carrying out repair work between the hours of 8am and 5pm on most days and no work is planned to take place later than 8pm.
“While we are doing all we can to minimise disruption during these emergency works, we're expecting the inner ring road to be very busy so we're asking people to plan ahead and consider other ways to travel to the city centre. That includes getting the bus, walking or cycling. While some buses are being diverted they will continue to serve communities across the city and information is available at www.york.gov.uk/StLeonardsPlace. York is very much open for business throughout these works and we hope the travel information on our website will help those get around the city this half-term.”