How many roadworks are there in Wakefield right now?

162 roadworks are in progress within 5 miles of Wakefield city centre today, 12 with the road closed. The busiest roads are High Street, New Road, Doncaster Road, Dewsbury Road, Shay 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.

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.

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Roadworks in Wakefield

162 roadworks are on within 5 miles of Wakefield city centre today, 12 with the road closed, and 328 more are booked in the next three months. Updated 04:21 today.

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Roads closed today

328

Starting in 3 months

High impact
Lower York Street

Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
29 May 2026 → 26 Feb 2027 · ends in 126 days · 0.3 mi from centre

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Road closed
Aberford 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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Thornes Road

Utility repair and maintenance works · Multi-way signals · Yorkshire Water
20 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 1.1 mi from centre

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Thornes Road

Utility repair and maintenance works · Multi-way signals · Yorkshire Water
19 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 1.1 mi from centre

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Road closed
Denby 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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Dean Close

Disconnection or alteration of supply · No carriageway incursion · Northern Gas Networks
21 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · ends in 4 days · 1.5 mi from centre

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Road closed
Agbrigg 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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Little John Crescent

Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
22 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 1.6 mi from centre

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Townley Road

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
22 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 1.6 mi from centre

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Queens Drive

Utility repair and maintenance works · Give and take · Yorkshire Water
22 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 1.6 mi from centre

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Walton Lane

Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
22 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 1.9 mi from centre

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Road closed
Wrenthorpe 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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Batley Road

Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · Two-way signals · Yorkshire Water
21 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · ends in 4 days · 2.0 mi from centre

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Green Lane

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
22 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 2.5 mi from centre

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Road closed
Boyne 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 closed
Towngate

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 closed
Addingford 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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Worrall Road

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Yorkshire Water
19 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 3.2 mi from centre

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Road closed
Station 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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St Mary's Avenue

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
21 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · ends in 4 days · 3.3 mi from centre

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Meadow Side Road

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Yorkshire Water
20 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 3.4 mi from centre

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Road closed
Healey 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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Westfield Street

Utility repair and maintenance works · Give and take · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
22 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 3.7 mi from centre

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Road closed
Manorfields 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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Ashton Crescent

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Yorkshire Water
22 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 3.9 mi from centre

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Oulton Drive

Utility repair and maintenance works · Give and take · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
22 Oct 2026 → 28 Oct 2026 · ends in 5 days · 4.4 mi from centre

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Throstle Lane

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Yorkshire Water
20 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 4.4 mi from centre

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Throstle Lane

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Yorkshire Water
21 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · ends in 4 days · 4.4 mi from centre

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Road closed
Sharp 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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Hayson Close

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Yorkshire Water
21 Oct 2026 → 27 Oct 2026 · ends in 4 days · 4.8 mi from centre

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Road closed
Town 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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Wood Lane

Highway repair and maintenance works · Give and take · Leeds City Council
21 Apr 2026 → 20 Apr 2027 · ends in 179 days · 4.9 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Thompsons Yard

Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
8 Oct 2026 → 4 Dec 2026 · ends in 42 days · 0.2 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Kirkgate

Highway repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
25 Apr 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · ends in 38 days · 0.2 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Barnstone Vale

Utility repair and maintenance works · Lane closure · Northern Gas Networks
19 Oct 2026 → 31 Oct 2026 · ends in 8 days · 0.9 mi from centre

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Silcoates Street

Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · Carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
27 Sept 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · ends in 14 days · 0.9 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Doncaster Road

Utility asset works · Lane closure · Metro West Yorkshire Combined Authority
23 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 0.9 mi from centre

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Peacock Avenue

Highway repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
1 Sept 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · ends in 7 days · 1.0 mi from centre

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Denby Dale Road

Highway repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
5 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 1.1 mi from centre

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Thornes Road

New service connection · Multi-way signals · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
4 Oct 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · ends in 21 days · 1.1 mi from centre

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Thornes Moor Road

New service connection · Multi-way signals · Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) Plc
4 Oct 2026 → 13 Nov 2026 · ends in 21 days · 1.1 mi from centre

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Flanshaw Road

Highway repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
13 Sept 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · ends in 7 days · 1.2 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Gloucester Place

Highway improvement works · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
28 Sept 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · ends in 14 days · 1.7 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Hall Road

Highway repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
19 Oct 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · ends in 11 days · 1.7 mi from centre

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Wrenthorpe Bypass A650

Highway improvement works · Lane closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
10 May 2026 → 31 Dec 2026 · ends in 69 days · 1.9 mi from centre

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Grove Crescent

Highway improvement works · Two-way signals · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
12 Oct 2026 → 4 Dec 2026 · ends in 42 days · 2.8 mi from centre

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Southfield Lane

Highway repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
9 Mar 2026 → 8 Dec 2026 · ends in 46 days · 3.0 mi from centre

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Walnut Drive

Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Northern Gas Networks
6 Sept 2026 → 20 Nov 2026 · ends in 28 days · 3.2 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Queensway

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Northern Gas Networks
9 Sept 2026 → 18 Nov 2026 · ends in 26 days · 3.2 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Queen Elizabeth Drive

Utility repair and maintenance works · Carriageway incursion · Northern Gas Networks
11 Oct 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · ends in 3 days · 3.3 mi from centre

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Station Road

Highway repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
20 Sept 2026 → 21 Mar 2027 · ends in 149 days · 3.3 mi from centre

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Weeland Road

Utility repair and maintenance works · No carriageway incursion · Northern Gas Networks
6 Sept 2026 → 15 Jan 2027 · ends in 84 days · 3.5 mi from centre

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Ossett Bypass A638

Highway improvement works · Lane closure · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
19 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 3.5 mi from centre

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West Lane

Utility repair and maintenance works · Multi-way signals · Northern Gas Networks
24 Sept 2026 → 5 Nov 2026 · ends in 13 days · 3.6 mi from centre

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Wharfedale Drive

Highway improvement works · Carriageway incursion · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
17 Jun 2026 → 17 Dec 2027 · ends in 420 days · 3.6 mi from centre

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Hammer Lane

Highway improvement works · Give and take · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
25 Mar 2026 → 25 Jul 2027 · ends in 275 days · 3.6 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Grime Lane

Utility repair and maintenance works · Multi-way signals · Northern Gas Networks
19 Oct 2026 → 4 Dec 2026 · ends in 42 days · 3.8 mi from centre

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Medium impact
New Road

Highway repair and maintenance works · Two-way signals · City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
7 Oct 2026 → 23 Oct 2026 · ends today · 4.1 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Pope Street

Utility asset works · Multi-way signals · Electricity Network Company Limited
13 Oct 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · ends in 17 days · 4.4 mi from centre

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Medium impact
Pope Street

Utility asset works · Carriageway incursion · Electricity Network Company Limited
12 Oct 2026 → 6 Dec 2026 · ends in 44 days · 4.4 mi from centre

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Councils covering Wakefield

City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council›Leeds City Council›Kirklees Council›National Highways›

Roadworks near Wakefield

Dewsbury5 mi Batley6 mi Royston6 mi Morley6 mi Castleford7 mi Pontefract8 mi Leeds8 mi Barnsley9 mi

Questions

How many roadworks are there in Wakefield right now?: 162 roadworks are in progress within 5 miles of Wakefield city centre today, 12 with the road closed. The busiest roads are High Street, New Road, Doncaster Road, Dewsbury Road, Shay 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.
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.

Data: DfT Street Manager; contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Within 5 miles of Wakefield (Wakefield). All towns · Live map