Repair crisis over the Inner Ring Road.

Post by **chameleon** » Thu 08 Sep, 2011 11:07 pm

tyke bhoy wrote: Not biting the hand that feeds are we Chameleon Doesn't feed me old chap, I just find the possibility rather hypocritical given the restraints preached. My post is based on information publidhed by our Council and in the public domain.On a positive note, at least one major structure is being looke after (some of the work to be done is in related to the Arena btw)

Post by **chameleon** » Thu 12 Apr, 2012 6:45 pm

News from the YMP today:A multi-million pound improvement scheme for Leeds inner ring-road could cause "severe disruption across large parts of the city", a report claims.The paper for Leeds City Council's Executive Board said the government will put more than £16m towards the overall project cost of £23m.There will be improvements to a bridge, tunnel and flyover on the A58.But if the work is "not planned and controlled effectively" the city could experience "severe disruption" it said.The government money has to be used by March 2015 and the council wants to get part of this work done by March 2013 so it does not clash with the opening of the new Leeds Arena.The first part of the work, due to start in May will be at the New York Road flyover. Lovell Park Bridge will then be renovated from June 2012 and the third, and largest, part of the work is the Woodhouse Lane tunnel. The tunnel is said to be in a "poor" condition. Work on this section will start at weekends in April 2013 and could be finished by the autumn of 2014.The inner ring-road is used by over 80,000 vehicles a day. A further report on the inner ring-road will be submitted to the council's executive board in 2013.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Thu 12 Apr, 2012 8:25 pm

chameleon wrote: News from the YMP today:A multi-million pound improvement scheme for Leeds inner ring-road could cause "severe disruption across large parts of the city", a report claims.The paper for Leeds City Council's Executive Board said the government will put more than £16m towards the overall project cost of £23m.There will be improvements to a bridge, tunnel and flyover on the A58.But if the work is "not planned and controlled effectively" the city could experience "severe disruption" it said.The government money has to be used by March 2015 and the council wants to get part of this work done by March 2013 so it does not clash with the opening of the new Leeds Arena.The first part of the work, due to start in May will be at the New York Road flyover. Lovell Park Bridge will then be renovated from June 2012 and the third, and largest, part of the work is the Woodhouse Lane tunnel. The tunnel is said to be in a "poor" condition. Work on this section will start at weekends in April 2013 and could be finished by the autumn of 2014.The inner ring-road is used by over 80,000 vehicles a day. A further report on the inner ring-road will be submitted to the council's executive board in 2013. I noticed this - it's a ridiculous non-story and the YMP are shamelessly trying to sensationalise it for no good reason other than to shift a few papers."But if the work is "not planned and controlled effectively" the city could experience "severe disruption" it said." - really - who'd have thought it?That's why the Highways Dept need to plan this in advance (as is happening now) and schedule as much work as possible for off peak periods.I suspect that there would be a great deal more "severe disruption across large parts of the city" if proper prior planning wasn't put in place, or if no repair work was done at all and the LGI fell through the roof of the tunnel....

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 04 Sep, 2012 8:13 pm

As you're all probably aware, work is ongoing to repair the Lovell Park bridge over the IRR and it's been closed on a few weekends already to facilitate this.But, did you know that a huge facia section of the bridge has been removed and transported off site in what looks to be a single piece? It's now stored between Elland Road stadium and the M621 and can just be seen from the motorway - you can even see the original roadsigns, still in place (I'm fairly certain this is council land, being a matchday car park).Does anyone know if the plan is to refit the facia of the bridge once repairs are completed, or if this section has just been moved here prior to breaking up for disposal?

Bramley4woods · Post by **Bramley4woods** » Wed 05 Sep, 2012 2:17 am

[quotenick="chameleon"] raveydavey wrote: What may be considered to be little more than hairline cracks (fractions of a milimetre) were sufficient to allow enough moisture entry to be detrimental to the steel. The resultant spaling rust would has sufficient force to shear of the concrete cover - and then failure is very much on the cards. Isn't this the same mode of failure that resulted in Quarry Hill Flats being demolished ??