Start date for new bike lane on Leopold Street in Sheffield city centre

The road will become one-way for traffic to make room for a cycle lane and more space for outdoor seating for restaurants and cafes

Sheffield City Council has announced when work is due to start on a new bike lane and landscaping in the city centre.

The transformation of Leopold Street is expected to start in spring 2027, the authority says.

Leopold Street will be landscaped and have new pedestrian crossings and a bike lane.placeholder image
Leopold Street will be landscaped and have new pedestrian crossings and a bike lane. | IM

The road will become one-way for traffic to make room for a cycle lane and more space for outdoor seating for restaurants and cafes.

There will also be better pedestrian crossings the council says, with the aim of making it “even easier for people to move around.”

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Outdoor seating and greenery planned for Leopold Street. | scc

The junction of Church, West, Leopold and Townhead streets will be remodelled to include a cycle crossing across the junction.

The new bike lane will link up with new cycling infrastructure under construction in the city centre.

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How Leopold Street is set to look. | scc

Works are currently underway on Surrey, Pinstone and Charles streets, Arundel Gate, Charter Row, Furnival Road and Attercliffe Road.

More are planned on Castle Street, in Burngreave and in Nether Edge, under the Connecting Sheffield transport scheme.

Cycle tracks have been completed on Tenter, Gibraltar, and Corporation streets, and West Bar, linking into the Dutch roundabout which prioritises cyclists and pedestrians.

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