Construction work on the 4.5 km dual-carriageway Link Road, linking junction 45 of the M1 to the Leeds Inner Ring Road at South Accommodation Road is due to start in November 2006 and be completed by November 2008.

As well as easing congestion, the Link Road will open up major development opportunities within one of the largest regeneration areas in the north of England. It will attract private-sector investment and help create around 30,000 new jobs for Leeds over the next ten to 15 years and will benefit existing businesses in the area by providing direct motorway access.

Alternative travel into Leeds City Centre using public transport:

By Rail

There are fast frequent local train services provided by Northern into Leeds on the York & Selby, Hallam and Pontefract Lines.

Leeds station is well placed to serve the city centre and there is a free city centre bus service from the station. 
Stations served in West Yorkshire with average journey times in minutes to Leeds are:

• Cross Gates 9 minutes. 
• Garforth 14 minutes. 
• East Garforth 17 minutes. 
• Micklefield 21 minutes.  
• Woodlesford 13 minutes. 
• Castleford 22 minutes. 
• Glasshoughton 28 minutes. 
• Pontefract Monkhill 33 minutes. 
• Knottingley 37 minutes.  
• Normanton 30 minutes. 

Please refer to the timetables for full details.

Most stations have free car parking facilities. There are also regular non stop services from York and Selby provided by Cross Country and First TransPennine Express. FirstTransPennine Express services also call at Garforth every hour.

By Bus

The following bus services travel into Leeds:

Please refer to the timetables for full details.

To find out more information on alternative travel routes you can call into the Metro Travel Centre in Leeds Bus Station, phone MetroLine on 0113 245 7676 or use Metro's Journey Planner.