This week marks the launch of Love our Streets – a new campaign by Calderdale Council aimed at helping to make our streets safe and pleasant, wherever we live in Calderdale and however we travel. As part of the campaign, 20mph speed limits are coming to residential streets throughout the borough by 2017, as agreed… read more … about Love our Streets>>
Category Archives: Roads and Highways
Visitors to Calderdale will soon be able to recharge their batteries in more ways than one, after a number of electric car charging points were installed at accommodation providers around the borough. The number of electric cars on the roads is increasing. In 2014 there were over 17,000 electric vehicles on the road, including 1200… read more … about Charge points go live>>
The permanent Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for the outskirts of Halifax town centre, Skircoat, King Cross and the wider Halifax area will be in place from Monday 1 June 2015. Parking restrictions will be reintroduced on King Cross Road on Monday 27 April 2015. The ‘Notice of Making’, which gives details of the new TRO,… read more … about New TRO for outer Halifax>>
Work will begin shortly to repaint the street markings throughout Halifax town centre thanks to a re-lining programme commissioned by Calderdale Council. From Monday 2 February 2015 all road markings, such as parking bays, give way lines, lane dividers, yellow lines, kerb markings, pedestrian crossings and disabled bays in the town centre will be recoated… read more … about New lines for Halifax roads>>
The permanent Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) which will re-introduce on street parking charges in Halifax town centre, will be in place from Monday 2 February 2015. The new TRO will replace the temporary TRO which has been in place in the town centre since 7 November 2014. It will allow the Council to reinstate parking… read more … about Parking charges set to return to Halifax town centre>>
Calderdale Council is looking at the future of street lights in the borough, to improve their condition, reliability and energy efficiency. We’re looking to invest in lighting now to save money and repairs in the future. Many of our street lights are old and are not energy efficient. We have invested an additional £1million in… read more … about Switch to an energy efficient future>>
Calderdale Council is to carry out essential maintenance to King Cross Street, Halifax between Bull Green roundabout and the top end of the on-slip to Burdock Way. The work is due to start on Monday 26 January and involves the planing and resurfacing of the carriageway surface. The work should be completed by Wednesday 4 February…. read more … about Essential maintenance to King Cross Street>>
Residents across Calderdale can find all the information they need to be winter wise this year. Winter is on its way and temperatures have really dropped in recent weeks. Calderdale Council is busy making sure it’s prepared for a period of bad winter weather and is advising residents to do the same. After the success… read more … about Be prepared, be winter wise!>>
Development work at Old Gate in Hebden Bridge is due to continue until the end of April 2015. Road closures have been in place since the work started, and will continue until it is completed. However, the closures will be limited to one or two mornings per week when required, and will not be in… read more … about Work to continue at Old Gate, Hebden Bridge>>