A LANE on a major city centre route will be shut for eight weeks from next month.

The works, which will be to create access to the One City Park office development, will begin on July 3 and run until the end of August.

One lane of Princes Way has been closed since April 2022 to allow for the development construction work, which is due to be completed late this Summer.

It has now been announced that a second lane of the Princes Way southbound side of the road will close for eight weeks from July 3.

The work is expected to cause traffic disruption, with only one lane remaining open to accommodate traffic on the route to the south of the city centre.

The new access and lay-by created will be used by the building occupants and service vehicles for One City Park.

The One City Park works and lane closures will be a precursor to further major highways work in the area starting next month, including a scheme that will see a stretch of Hall Ings pedestrianised. That work is expected to last around 18 months.

A spokesperson from Muse, the developer behind One City Park, said: “To try and ensure minimum disruption we’ve scheduled this further lane closure to take place over the school summer holidays when traffic around the city centre is a little lighter. However, we would urge people travelling into and around the city centre to plan ahead of time and use public transport where possible, as there are additional highways works happening around the city centre which will put pressure on the wider road network and cause delays.

“These essential roadworks are taking place as part of major capital development projects such as One City Park and Bradford Live, plus the transformational pedestrianisation programme, which will help create an improved city centre for everyone who lives, works and visits Bradford.”

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration Planning and Transport said: “One City Park will be one of the first in this latest round of major regeneration projects to be completed, followed by the new Darley Street Market, Bradford Live and the refurbishment of the National Science and Media Museum.

“The public realm work starting this summer is set to transform the way people move around the city centre to make it healthier, safer and greener as we build up to the district’s year as UK City of Culture and beyond.”