Road disruption due to 10K race

A field of 1,300 runners has entered the annual event along Bradford Road between Dewsbury and Birstall .

The race, organised by Dewsbury Road Runners, starts at 9am. The route passes through Batley town centre to Birstall Smithies and back. The first runners will finish at about 9.30am and the last ones at about 10.20am.

Drivers are strongly advised to avoid routes which either cross or use Bradford Road, and to use alternative routes via Dewsbury or Birstall. Disruption will be particularly severe at the Centenary Way/Carlinghow Hill junction in Batley, where runners can cause delays for as long as 40 minutes.

There will also be disruption to bus services.

There will be road closures as follows: Dewsbury Ring Road northbound carriageway from Webster Hill to Halifax Road, 7am-noon; Dewsbury Ring Road eastbound carriageway from Bradford Road to Leeds Road, 7am-noon (southbound and eastbound will remain open); Cliffe Street slip road from Dewsbury Ring Road to Crackenedge Lane, 7am-noon; Greaves Road for its full length, 7am-noon; Wood Street for its full length, 7am-noon.

There will be a rolling road closure of Bradford Road between Dewsbury Ring Road and Birstall Smithies, 8.50am-10.20am.

There will be delays all along Bradford Road, particularly at the Town Street/Jack Lane junction, the Rouse Mill Lane junction, the Hick Lane junction, the Stocks Lane/Batley Field Hill junction and the Carlinghow Lane/Centenary Way junction.