Road closures and traffic orders: Seven for Wakefield drivers over the next few weeks

Upcoming road closures for Wakefield drivers to avoid over the coming weeks.

Stanley

Wordsworth Grove: Closed for footway resurfacing. No diversion available as this is a dead end road. January 26 to February 20, between the hours of 7.30am to 3.30pm.

Featherstone

Upcoming road closures and traffic orders to watch out for over the next few weeks. Picture: James Hardistyplaceholder image
Upcoming road closures and traffic orders to watch out for over the next few weeks. Picture: James Hardisty

Station Lane: Closed for track improvements 20 metres either side of the level crossing. Diversion via Station Lane, Wakefield Road, Common Side Lane, Green Lane, Station Lane and vice versa. January 29 to 30, between the hours of 12.05am to 5.45am.

Ackworth

Station Road: Closed for telecoms poling works 50 metres from the junction with Long Lane. Diversion via Doncaster Road, Hardwick Road, Ackworth Road, Pontefract Road, Station Road and vice versa. January 28 to 29, between the hours of 9.30am and 3.30pm.

Thorpe Audlin

Wentbridge Lane: Closed for drainage improvements and resurfacing from the junction of Doncaster Road and number 2. Diversion via Doncaster Road, Hardwick Road, Ackworth Road, Carleton Road, Moor Lane, Great North Road, Wrenthorpe Lane and vice versa. January 26 to March 6.

South Kirkby

Southmoor Road and Common Road: Temporary 40mph speed limit for overhead line works, Southmoor Road from the district boundary to Common Road district boundary, and Common Road from the junction with Southmoor Lane for 600 metres. January 26 between the hours of 9.30am and 3.30pm.

Glasshoughton

Leeds Road: Closed for annual level crossing test. Diversion via Leeds Road, Bruce Smeaton Way, Cutsyke Road, Aketon Road, Leeds Road and vice versa. From 10.30pm February 9, to 5.30am February 10.

Knottingley

Pentland Avenue: Closed to carry out a new electrical connection. Diversion via Malvern Road, Chiltern Avenue, Pentland Avenue and vice versa. February 10 to 16.

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