The first phase of construction work to improve the A629 road between Halifax town centre and Huddersfield is due to start on site next week. From Tuesday 2 August 2016, a four-month scheme will begin to remodel the busy A629 Huddersfield Road / Shaw Hill / Free School Lane junction. Work will involve creating a… read more … about Wheels in motion for A629 travel improvements>>
Congestion at the Calder and Hebble junction on the A629 will be eased if plans are given the go ahead by Calderdale Council’s Cabinet at their next meeting on Monday 4 July 2016. The Cabinet will discuss the scheme, which is part of the Leeds City Region’s West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund programme to improve… read more … about Tackling congestion on the A629>>
Work will begin shortly on the A646 at Falling Royd, between Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd, after the road was severely damaged by the Boxing Day floods. The unprecedented flooding which followed Storm Eva caused a concrete beam which supports the carriageway to move, causing a crack which is 30 metres long and 25mm wide. The… read more … about Vital repairs scheduled for A646>>
Press release from the Environment Agency and Calderdale Council A flood risk reduction scheme in the Bacup Road area of Todmorden is now complete. The scheme was developed by the Environment Agency and Calderdale Council in response to the floods of 2012 and 2013 where properties and businesses in an around the Bacup Road area… read more … about Flood defence work at Bacup Road finishes>>
Local people are being asked for their views on Calderdale’s highways and transport services – from the condition of roads and footpaths to the quality of cycling facilities. Calderdale Council is one of 106 Local Authorities taking part in the National Highways and Transport Public Satisfaction survey, which will ask people exactly the same questions,… read more … about Have your say on roads and transport>>
Engineers are reaching an important milestone in the rebuilding of Elland Bridge as they lay the foundations for the new canal bridge. Contractors working for the Canal & River Trust, the charity that cares for 2,000 miles of historic waterways in England & Wales, are this week laying the concrete that will form the foundations… read more … about Engineers lay foundations for a new Elland Bridge>>
Overnight road closures are scheduled between Burdock Way and Hyde Park in Halifax, to allow essential maintenance to take place. From Monday 18 July until Saturday 30 July, a programme of resurfacing work is scheduled for King Cross Street in Halifax around the Parkinson Lane and Swires Road junction. A road closure will be in… read more … about Essential maintenance on King Cross Street, Halifax>>
Residents and motorists in Cornholme are being advised of upcoming resurfacing works through the village on the A646 Burnley Road. The condition of the road surface in Cornholme has deteriorated and the heavy rain over winter has made the problem worse. A programme of resurfacing work is scheduled for the first three weeks in August,… read more … about Overnight closures for essential works>>
From Friday 27 May, a new 20mph speed limit will be in force in Hebden Bridge as part of the Love our Streets campaign. Love our Streets aims to help make our streets safe and pleasant wherever we live and however we travel across Calderdale. A total of 111 streets in Hebden Bridge will have… read more … about 20mph – Ready to roll in Hebden Bridge>>
