ROADWORKS at Thornbury Barracks roundabout are chaotic, says Ward Councillor Andrew Carter.

Cllr Carter, who is a Calverley ward councillor and also leader of the Conservative Group on Leeds City Council, said diversions around the roadworks came in a day early – causing chaos and infuriating motorists.

He said: “It is bad enough that these diversions have had to be put in place at all but to implement them early, and without notice, is nonsensical.

"What makes matters worse is that the advertisements for the diversions seem to be all over the place. The work is supposed to be finished by the April 24, but the road diversions say they are in operation for five weeks.

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"To be frank, the chaos is so great, that the council must introduce night working throughout the period, to shorten the time of the diversions.”

The council’s Highways Department has introduced a No Right Turn off the roundabout from Pudsey to Leeds, and no option to go straightforward to Calverley – all traffic has to turn left and go round the Thornbury Gyratory.

Coming from Calverley there is no left turn to Bradford, and no way to go straight on to Pudsey, motorists can only turn left to Dawson’s Corner and then return back up the A647.