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Wakefield Area (Multiple Areas) - Temporary Prohibition/Restriction of VehiclesTraffic
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 16 (A)
AS INSERTED BY THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION
(SPECIAL EVENTS) ACT 1994 SECTION 1 (PONTEFRACT 10K)
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION/RESTRICTION OF VEHICLES) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Wakefield (‘the Council’) intends to make an Order under Section 16 (A) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
The effect of the Order shall be to prohibit and restrict vehicles from using the highways identified in the schedule below.
The alternative routes are identified in the schedule below.
The Order is intended to be in force between 08:50 hours and 11:00 hours on Sunday 17th May 2026 for the purposes of holding the Pontefract Hospice 10k Road Race. The Council is satisfied that traffic on the said roads should be restricted or prohibited for the purpose of facilitating the holding of this event, under Section 16A(2)(a) of the Road Traffic Regulation (Special Events) Act 1994.
A copy of the Order, Statement of Reasons and Map showing the Areas affected by the Order can be requested by email at Streetworksteam@wakefield.gov.uk.
Dated this 30th day of April 2026
Gillian Marshall, Chief Legal Officer, Wakefield One, Burton Street,
Wakefield WF1 2EB
SCHEDULE
Schedule of Roads Subject to Rolling Closure
| Road Name | Times of Closure | Alternative Route |
| Park Lane, Pontefract |
08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
Cutsyke Road, Castleford, Leeds Barnsdale Road, Willowbridge Lane, Castleford, Pontefract Road, Normanton, Loscoe Lane, Sewerbridge Lane, Commonside Lane, Wakefield Road (A645), Featherstone, Pontefract Road(A645), Featherstone, Wakefield Road (A645), Pontefract, Jubilee Way, Pontefract, Front Street, Pontefract Park Road, Pontefract vice versa. |
| Park Lane, Featherstone |
08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
Ditto |
| Willow Lane | 08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
Ditto |
| Cutsyke Road, Featherstone |
08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
Ditto |
| Normanton Bypass (A6539) – From the roundabout with Cutsyke Road, Castleford, to the junction with Castleford Lane, Ackton |
08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
Ditto |
| Castleford Lane (A6539) |
08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
Ditto |
| Ackton Lane – From the junction with Castleford Lane, Featherstone to the junction of Featherstone Lane |
08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
Ditto |
Subject to No Waiting At Any Time Restrictions - As Required
| Road Name | Duration of Restriction |
| Park Lane, Featherstone | 08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
| Willow Lane | 08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
| Cutsyke Road, Featherstone | 08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
| Normanton Bypass (A6539) – From the roundabout with Cutsyke Road, Castleford to the junction with Castleford Lane, Featherstone |
08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
| Castleford Lane (A6539) | 08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
| Ackton Lane – From the junction with Castleford Lane, Featherstone to the junction of Featherstone Lane |
08:50 hrs until 11:00 hrs |
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