Road closures in Wakefield
12 roads are closed for works within 5 miles of Wakefield city centre today, and 55 more closures are booked in the next three months. Updated 04:21 today.
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Road closedAberford Road
Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Northern Gas Networks
24 Oct 2026 → 31 Oct 2026 · ends in 8 days · 0.9 mi from centre
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Road closedDenby Dale Road
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
4 Dec 2024 → 4 Dec 2026 · ends in 42 days · 1.5 mi from centre
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Road closedAgbrigg Road
Works for Rail Purposes · Road closure · Network Rail
26 Sept 2026 → 31 Jan 2027 · ends in 100 days · 1.5 mi from centre
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Road closedWrenthorpe Bypass A650
Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
10 May 2026 → 30 Nov 2027 · ends in 403 days · 1.9 mi from centre
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Road closedBoyne Drive
New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
21 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 2.9 mi from centre
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Road closedTowngate
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
22 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 3.1 mi from centre
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Road closedAddingford Close
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
9 Apr 2026 → 1 May 2027 · ends in 189 days · 3.1 mi from centre
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Road closedStation Road
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
15 Jul 2026 → 16 Jan 2027 · ends in 85 days · 3.2 mi from centre
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Road closedHealey Drive
Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Yorkshire Water
21 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · ends in 4 days · 3.6 mi from centre
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Road closedManorfields Court
Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
18 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · ends in 7 days · 3.7 mi from centre
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Road closedSharp Lane
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Leeds City Council
19 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 4.8 mi from centre
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Road closedTown Street
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Leeds City Council
19 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 4.9 mi from centre
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Road closedHigh Street
Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
24 Oct 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · starts tomorrow · 3.7 mi from centre
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Road closedStorrs Hill Road
Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
25 Oct 2026 → 25 Oct 2026 · starts in 2 days · 3.5 mi from centre
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Road closedMill Lane
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
26 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · starts in 3 days · 3.9 mi from centre
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Road closedGlebe Gate
New service connection · Road closure · Yorkshire Water
26 Oct 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · starts in 3 days · 5.0 mi from centre
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Road closedCross Road
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
26 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · starts in 3 days · 4.7 mi from centre
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Road closedBaker Lane
Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
26 Oct 2026 → 31 Oct 2026 · starts in 3 days · 2.2 mi from centre
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Road closedHigh Street
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
26 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · starts in 3 days · 3.8 mi from centre
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Road closedWrenthorpe Road
Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
27 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · starts in 4 days · 1.2 mi from centre
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Road closedSeckar Lane
Utility asset works · Road closure · Bt
27 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · starts in 4 days · 4.3 mi from centre
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Road closedSlack Lane
Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Bt
27 Oct 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · starts in 4 days · 3.0 mi from centre
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Road closedHare Park View
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
27 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · starts in 4 days · 3.5 mi from centre
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Road closedSandy Lane
New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
28 Oct 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · starts in 5 days · 4.6 mi from centre
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Road closedBlacker Lane
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
28 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · starts in 5 days · 3.6 mi from centre
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Road closedBosworth Avenue
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
30 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · starts in 7 days · 3.0 mi from centre
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Road closedClifford Avenue
New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
30 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · starts in 7 days · 1.3 mi from centre
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Road closedCross Ryecroft Street
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
2 Nov 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · starts in 10 days · 3.6 mi from centre
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Road closedSpa Croft Road
Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Yorkshire Water
3 Nov 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · starts in 11 days · 2.6 mi from centre
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Road closedJunction Lane
Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Yorkshire Water
3 Nov 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · starts in 11 days · 2.6 mi from centre
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Road closedChevet Lane
Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
9 Nov 2026 → 20 Nov 2026 · starts in 17 days · 2.5 mi from centre
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Road closedSt Oswald Road
Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Yorkshire Water
11 Nov 2026 → 12 Nov 2026 · starts in 19 days · 1.8 mi from centre
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Road closedDarnley Avenue
New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
11 Nov 2026 → 17 Nov 2026 · starts in 19 days · 0.7 mi from centre
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Road closedGarforth Drive
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
11 Nov 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · starts in 19 days · 2.9 mi from centre
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Road closedCobb Avenue
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
12 Nov 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · starts in 20 days · 1.0 mi from centre
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Road closedKirkthorpe Lane
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
13 Nov 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · starts in 21 days · 1.8 mi from centre
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Road closedStanley Road
Utility asset works · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
14 Nov 2026 → 22 Nov 2026 · starts in 22 days · 0.3 mi from centre
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Road closedSmawell Lane
Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
15 Nov 2026 → 15 Nov 2026 · starts in 23 days · 4.9 mi from centre
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Road closedGeorge Lane
Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
15 Nov 2026 → 15 Nov 2026 · starts in 23 days · 5.0 mi from centre
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Road closedWhinney Lane
Works for Rail Purposes · Road closure · Network Rail
16 Nov 2026 → 17 Nov 2026 · starts in 24 days · 4.0 mi from centre
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Road closedWalker Avenue
New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
18 Nov 2026 → 26 Nov 2026 · starts in 26 days · 0.9 mi from centre
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Road closedDoncaster Road
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
22 Nov 2026 → 22 Nov 2026 · starts in 30 days · 2.6 mi from centre
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Road closedMount Crescent
New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
23 Nov 2026 → 27 Nov 2026 · starts in 31 days · 1.3 mi from centre
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Road closedLake Lock Drive
New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
23 Nov 2026 → 4 Dec 2026 · starts in 31 days · 2.5 mi from centre
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Road closedBramley Lane
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
23 Nov 2026 → 27 Jan 2027 · starts in 31 days · 4.9 mi from centre
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Road closedHill Top Road
Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Quickline Communications Ltd
24 Nov 2026 → 26 Nov 2026 · starts in 32 days · 3.2 mi from centre
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Road closedSyke Lane
Utility asset works · Road closure · O2 (Uk) Limited
28 Nov 2026 → 29 Nov 2026 · starts in 36 days · 4.6 mi from centre
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Road closedKirkgate
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
28 Nov 2026 → 6 Dec 2026 · starts in 36 days · 0.3 mi from centre
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Road closedThornhill Road
Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
30 Nov 2026 → 18 Dec 2026 · starts in 38 days · 4.7 mi from centre
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Road closedGrove Crescent
Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
30 Nov 2026 → 4 Dec 2026 · starts in 38 days · 2.9 mi from centre
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Road closedHodgson Street
Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Yorkshire Water
30 Nov 2026 → 3 Dec 2026 · starts in 38 days · 0.5 mi from centre
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Road closedShay Lane
Works for Rail Purposes · Road closure · Network Rail
3 Dec 2026 → 3 Dec 2026 · starts in 41 days · 2.8 mi from centre
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Road closedShay Lane
Works for Rail Purposes · Road closure · Network Rail
3 Dec 2026 → 3 Dec 2026 · starts in 41 days · 2.8 mi from centre
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Road closedHeadlands Walk
New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
3 Dec 2026 → 9 Dec 2026 · starts in 41 days · 3.7 mi from centre
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Road closedWest Lane
Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Northern Gas Networks
7 Dec 2026 → 18 Dec 2026 · starts in 45 days · 3.6 mi from centre
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Road closedPontefract Road
Remedial works · Road closure · Yorkshire Water
8 Dec 2026 → 9 Dec 2026 · starts in 46 days · 4.4 mi from centre
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Road closedTowers Lane
New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
9 Dec 2026 → 17 Dec 2026 · starts in 47 days · 4.1 mi from centre
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Road closedGeorge Street
Highway repair and maintenance works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
12 Dec 2026 → 13 Dec 2026 · starts in 50 days · 0.3 mi from centre
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Road closedSyke Lane
Utility asset works · Road closure · O2 (Uk) Limited
19 Dec 2026 → 20 Dec 2026 · starts in 57 days · 4.6 mi from centre
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Road closedMaple Road
Utility repair and maintenance works · Road closure · Yorkshire Water
4 Jan 2027 → 8 Jan 2027 · starts in 73 days · 4.1 mi from centre
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Questions
- Are there any road closures in Wakefield today?
- Yes. 12 roads are closed for works within 5 miles of Wakefield city centre today, on roads including High Street, Chevet Lane, Syke Lane, Shay Lane, Aberford Road. The list above shows each one with its dates.
- Where does this information come from?
- From the Department for Transport's Street Manager, where councils, utilities and contractors register their works. LiveRoad shows the newest version of each permit, updated within minutes of permits being filed in Street Manager.
- How can I get told about new roadworks in Wakefield?
- Open any road on the live map and tap "Notify this phone" for free alerts, or sign up below for the free Monday email for your postcode.