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5. Alwoodley to Leeds via Moortown, Chapel Allerton and Chapeltown King Lane between the Outer Ring Road and Stonegate Road A6120 RING ROAD QUEENSHILL GARDENS New two-way — Average journey up to 5 minutes New cycle lane. segregated cycle track. quicker for all traffic — Bus delays of up to 10 minutes eliminated Access maintained in Start of new and out of Leafield Drive. citybound bus lane. Introduction of bus lanes along King Lane and changes to the Stonegate Road junction New tree planting Buses are delayed by 4-5 minutes at peak times, with and landscaping. up to 10 minutes being recorded. General traffic also experiences long delays, particularly during the evening rush hour. LEAFIELD DRIVE King Lane widened from 2 lanes to 4 lanes to accommodate bus Causes of delay: The black rectangle on the plan above indicates the extent lanes in both directions. — Congestion at Stonegate Road junction of the area covered by the main drawing. — Existing junction arrangement between End of new outbound King Lane and Street Lane bus and cycle lane. — Outer Ring Road roundabout queues extending QUEENSHILL DRIVE KING LANE back to this junction Zebra crossing upgraded KEY QUEENSHILL AVENUE to new pelican crossing. David Lloyd Existing trees retained. The current junction provides a poor environment for Leeds cyclists and can make crossing the road difficult for pedestrians. Issue Benefit Widen King Lane to provide bus lanes and segregated A problem we have Positive outcomes Right turn into Queenshill Drive cycle facilities in both directions. identified as a result as a result of making banned. Traffic diverted via Stonegate of surveying the area changes Road and Queenshill Approach. New tree planting and landscaping. Simplify the King Lane/Stonegate Road junction by changing it to a signalised crossroads, with dedicated pedestrian facilities. Change priorities at the junction Opportunity Impact Widening by approximately 6-8 metres into to better reflect predominant traffic movements. grass verge to accommodate new bus lanes. New two-way Something we think The challenges or Existing footpath set back and new segregated segregated cycle track. The dedicated bus lanes on King Lane, when combined can be done to help trade-offs associated cycle track introduced. with the improvements proposed at Stonegate Road resolve an issue with making changes New tree planting and the Outer Ring Road, would make bus journey and landscaping. times more reliable, with the current variability in delay QUEENSHILL VIEW of up to 10 minutes being largely eliminated. Carriageway Pedestrian/ New bus stop introduced. Traffic modelling of the signalised crossroads shows a cycle crossing New segregated Priorities changed at Street reduction in outbound delays for all traffic by up to 5 Proposed bus lane cycle track. Lane/Stonegate Road junction minutes, if delivered alongside parallel improvements Landscaping (traffic on Stonegate Road to the Outer Ring Road junction. Proposed cycle track Access maintained to to give way to traffic on Signalised junction Moortown Baptist Church. Street Lane). The dedicated facilities for pedestrians and cyclists will Access maintained Footway/shared surface improve road safety and encourage more people to Bus stop to Leafield Grange. make journeys on foot or by bike. New shared footway and Moortown The introduction of bus lanes on King Lane would cycleway in front of church. widen the carriageway by 6-8 metres, resulting in the Start of new LEAFIELD Baptist Church loss of grass verge from the eastern side of the road. outbound bus lane. GRANGE However, a minimum of 20 metres of green space and pavement would remain between the widened road and adjacent residential properties, with new trees and landscaping introduced to improve the setting of the local area. Conversion to a signalised crossroads will require Roundabout removed and removal of the trees and green space in the centre of B6157 STONEGATE ROAD Existing sports replaced with landmark the roundabout. However, an equivalent area of new ground landscaped area in front of New pedestrian green space will be introduced in front of Moortown Moortown Baptist Church. island to improve Baptist Church by realigning the junction. New pedestrian crossing facilities. crossings introduced Some turning movements at the King Lane/Stonegate at traffic lights. Road junction will be banned. However, the number of Existing pedestrian island vehicles making these movements represents just 1% Junction realigned as simple crossroads with new smart LEAFIELD CLOSE of the total using the junction and alternative routes traffic lights introduced, in order to better coordinate flows relocated with shorter are available. along the route and give buses priority through the junction. crossing distances. STREET LANE Right turn onto Stonegate Road from Access maintained Existing bus stop moved to King Lane banned. Traffic diverted via for all private avoid blocking traffic lane. Scott Hall Road and Street Lane. driveways. Access to driveways maintained. KING LANE B6157 STONEGATE ROAD Right turn onto King Lane from Stonegate New bus stop and Road banned. Traffic diverted via layby location. Start of new cycle lane. 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