00:00Leeds City Council figures show there were 71 collisions in this area of Leeds over the past seven years, resulting
00:07in 14 serious and 56 slight injuries.
00:1135% of the casualties involved people walking or cycling.
00:15Now, a £2m grant is set to kickstart road safety improvements at the crash black spot.
00:22Leeds City Council say the cash will be used to reduce accidents on the A58 Rounday Road.
00:27Ninety casualties and one death have been recorded at the Rounday Road, Barrack Road and Bayswater Triangle.
00:34A grant from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority is set to help fund the project, worth £4.5m in total.
00:42The scheme includes new pedestrian crossings, cycle lanes and bus lanes around Bayswater Road, Spencer Place, Roseville Road and Gladhow
00:50Road.
00:51A council spokesperson said the measures aim to improve safety at key junctions along the route,
00:57making it easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle in the area and to protect buses from queuing traffic.
01:04As part of the project, some bus stops will be moved to reduced journey times,
01:09with bus stop relocations aiming to improve accessibility, capacity and road safety.
01:14A public consultation was carried out on the proposals, which are set to be implemented by winter 2027.
01:21The council say the proposed scheme will deliver new pedestrian and cycle crossings, improved footways and safer junctions with enforcement
01:29cameras.
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