ETFE ROOF FOR LEEDS

Infrastructure News

A TRANSPARENT roof is to be installed in the southern concourse of Leeds station.

The roof will be made from Ethylene Tetraluoroethylene (ETFE) and will replace the current wooden roof. The announcement comes from Network Rail and the East Coast main line Railway Board, chaired by Welcome to Yorkshire Chief Executive Sir Gary Verity.

The upgrade is the irst step towards the delivery of the Leeds Integrated Station Masterplan (LISM), a collaboration between the rail industry, Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The project to install the roof will be completed in time for the UCI Road World Championships, which take place in Yorkshire next year.