Funding was approved at a meeting where councillors also warned of similar disruption due to structural problems at Wakefield Bus Station . West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is expected to eventually release £3.5m for a complete replacement of the 2,200sq m glass roof at Leeds .
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. The first phase of a major £6.1m refurbishment of the station was completed in September 2022 but did not include a new roof.
A WYCA’s transport committee meeting heard the work could not be complete at the time due to “funding restraints” and “the complexities of the roof structure” Dave Haskins, WYCA interim director and transport operations and passenger experience, said remedial work carried out to make the building waterproof been unsuccessful. He said: “We have a passenger environment which I find less than satisfactory at the moment due to unacceptable levels of water ingress.” Advertisement Advertisement The meeting heard work to replace the roof is not expected to start for a further 12 months.
Councillors were told the £375,000 would pay for further remedial works until then. A report says: “There has been a long-standing problem with water ingress during wet and severe weather conditions, which has continued to cause disruption t.
