Roadworks in Pontefract

86 roadworks are on within 3 miles of Pontefract town centre today, 6 with the road closed, and 144 more are booked in the next three months. Updated 04:23 today.

• High impact

  Friarwood Lane

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Two-way signals · Yorkshire Water
  21 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · ends in 4 days · 0.2 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Castle Chain

  Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  27 Sept 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · ends in 52 days · 0.3 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Linden Terrace

  Highway repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  14 Jan 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · ends in 11 days · 0.4 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Oakwell Avenue

  Remedial works · Road closure · Yorkshire Water
  21 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · ends in 4 days · 0.8 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Knottingley Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  16 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 1.3 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Pollards Fields

  Highway repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  23 Dec 2025 → 3 Nov 2026 · ends in 11 days · 1.9 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Manor Drive

  Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  20 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 2.2 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Leeds Road

  Highway repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  4 Sept 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · ends in 12 days · 2.2 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Old Great North Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Yorkshire Water
  12 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 2.3 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Old Great North Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Yorkshire Water
  16 Oct 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · ends in 14 days · 2.3 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Bedford Close

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  16 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 2.3 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Spawd Bone Lane

  Highway improvement works · Road closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  12 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 2.3 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Nunns Croft

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Give and take · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  15 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 2.4 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Smawthorne Lane

  Disconnection or alteration of supply · Carriageway incursion · Northern Gas Networks
  22 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 2.6 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Mill Hill

  New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  21 Oct 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · ends in 6 days · 2.8 mi from centre
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• High impact

  Wheldon Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Two-way signals · Yorkshire Water
  21 Jun 2025 → 30 Dec 2026 · ends in 68 days · 2.8 mi from centre
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• Road closed

  Cutsyke Crest

  New service connection · Road closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  19 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · ends in 7 days · 2.8 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Salter Row

  Highway repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  8 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · ends in 13 days · 0.0 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Market Place

  Highway repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  8 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · ends in 13 days · 0.1 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Corn Market

  Highway repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  8 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · ends in 13 days · 0.2 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Front Street

  Highway improvement works · Lane closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  20 Oct 2026 → 15 Dec 2026 · ends in 53 days · 0.3 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Hartley Park View

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Multi-way signals · Northern Gas Networks
  21 Oct 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · ends in 12 days · 0.6 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Halfpenny Lane

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Multi-way signals · Northern Gas Networks
  1 Oct 2026 → 19 Nov 2026 · ends in 27 days · 0.6 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Halfpenny Lane

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Northern Gas Networks
  7 Sept 2026 → 4 Dec 2026 · ends in 42 days · 0.9 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Park Road

  Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  12 Apr 2026 → 16 Sept 2027 · ends in 328 days · 1.1 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Park Road

  Utility asset works · Lane closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  19 Oct 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · ends in 10 days · 1.4 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Park Road

  Utility asset works · Lane closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  12 Oct 2026 → 24 Oct 2026 · ends today · 1.5 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Stainburn Avenue

  Utility asset works · Lane closure · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  12 Oct 2026 → 24 Oct 2026 · ends today · 1.5 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Spittal Hardwick Lane

  Highway improvement works · Two-way signals · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  5 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 1.5 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Wordsworth Drive

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Multi-way signals · Northern Gas Networks
  1 Sept 2026 → 3 Feb 2027 · ends in 103 days · 1.8 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Park Lane

  Highway repair and maintenance works · Two-way signals · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  19 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 1.8 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Shelley Drive

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Multi-way signals · Northern Gas Networks
  12 Oct 2026 → 26 Nov 2026 · ends in 34 days · 1.8 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Park Road

  Utility asset works · Multi-way signals · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  5 Oct 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · ends in 14 days · 1.8 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Beech Crescent

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Northern Gas Networks
  29 Sept 2026 → 24 Nov 2026 · ends in 32 days · 1.9 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Kirkhaw Lane

  Highway improvement works · Two-way signals · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  21 Sept 2026 → 8 Dec 2026 · ends in 46 days · 2.2 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Bruce Smeaton Way

  New service connection · Multi-way signals · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  17 Oct 2026 → 15 Nov 2026 · ends in 23 days · 2.6 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Road From County Boundary Ferrybridge To Brotherton Roundabout

  Works for road purposes · Lane closure · National Highways
  2 Sept 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · ends in 39 days · 2.6 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Bypass

  New service connection · Multi-way signals · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
  17 Oct 2026 → 15 Nov 2026 · ends in 23 days · 2.6 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Low Street

  Works for road purposes · Lane closure · National Highways
  2 Sept 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · ends in 39 days · 2.6 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Road From County Boundary Ferrybridge To Brotherton Roundabout

  Works for road purposes · Lane closure · National Highways
  2 Sept 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · ends in 39 days · 2.7 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Byram To Burton Salmon

  Works for road purposes · Lane closure · National Highways
  2 Sept 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · ends in 39 days · 2.9 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Wheldon Road

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Two-way signals · Northern Gas Networks
  2 Sept 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 2.9 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Wheldon Road

  New service connection · Two-way signals · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
  22 Oct 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · ends in 7 days · 2.9 mi from centre
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• Medium impact

  Ryebread

  Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Northern Gas Networks
  7 Sept 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 3.0 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Salter Row

  (54571) Fundraiser for National Deaf Children’s Society, Pop-up stand · Required (activity)
  19 Oct 2026 → 24 Oct 2026 · ends tomorrow · 0.0 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Market Place

  (54166) Mobile Elevated Work Platform license with standard conditions and full compliance with High · Required (activity)
  29 Sept 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · ends in 4 days · 0.1 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Market Place

  (54409) Marie Curie's Fix End of Life Care Campaign - Fix End of Life Care Ribbon Display - create a · Required (activity)
  23 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 0.1 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Beastfair

  (53529) Action Against Hunger Charity Fundraising - Pop Up Stand - setting up a small pod staffed b · Required (activity)
  19 Oct 2026 → 24 Oct 2026 · ends tomorrow · 0.1 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Castle Chain

  (54318) Trial hole to be dug prior to excavation of existing carriageway. Installation of new Stone · Required (activity)
  28 Sept 2026 → 14 Dec 2026 · ends in 52 days · 0.3 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Love Lane Terrace

  (54716) Skip licence Standard Conditions cones and lights required and full compliance with the High · Required (activity)
  23 Oct 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · ends in 14 days · 0.4 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Queen Street

  (54710) Skip licence Standard Conditions cones and lights required and full compliance with the High · Required (activity)
  22 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · ends in 13 days · 0.4 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Hillside Mount

  (54618) Skip licence Standard Conditions cones and lights required and full compliance with the High · Required (activity)
  10 Oct 2026 → 24 Oct 2026 · ends tomorrow · 0.4 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Halfpenny Lane

  New service connection · No carriageway incursion · Virgin Media
  23 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 0.5 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Lime Tree Avenue

  Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Northern Gas Networks
  13 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 0.6 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Oakwell Avenue

  (54702) Repair leaking sluice valve · Required (activity)
  21 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · ends in 4 days · 0.8 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Went Dale Road

  (54667) Skip licence Standard Conditions cones and lights required and full compliance with the High · Required (activity)
  19 Oct 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · ends in 10 days · 1.1 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Park Road

  (54410) Carriageway Speed Reduction – 40mph to 30mph (24 Hours) · Required (activity)
  13 Apr 2026 → 18 Sept 2027 · ends in 329 days · 1.1 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Hanover Crescent

  (54682) Skip licence Standard Conditions cones and lights required and full compliance with the High · Required (activity)
  22 Oct 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · ends in 13 days · 1.1 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Goodwood Avenue

  (54705) Skip licence Standard Conditions cones and lights required and full compliance with the High · Required (activity)
  23 Oct 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · ends in 14 days · 1.2 mi from centre
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• Minor

  Pontefract Road

  (54628) Positioning of event directional signage only. There are no physical obstructions in the car · Required (activity)
  9 Oct 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · ends in 10 days · 1.4 mi from centre
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Questions

How many roadworks are there in Pontefract right now?

86 roadworks are in progress within 3 miles of Pontefract town centre today, 6 with the road closed. The busiest roads are Park Road, Pontefract Road, Wheldon Road, Salter Row, Spittal Hardwick Lane.

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.

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