A proposed new approach to the way that the Council keeps Calderdale moving during snowy and icy weather will be discussed this week. Calderdale Council’s Economy and Environment Scrutiny Panel is meeting at Halifax Town Hall this Thursday (3 November) at 6pm to hear about plans to update the winter service for roads across the… read more … about Keeping Calderdale moving>>
Overnight road closures are scheduled on Portland Place, Commercial Street, Wards End, Fountain Street and Bull Green roundabout in Halifax, to allow essential maintenance to take place. Calderdale Council is carrying out work on these streets from Sunday 6 November to Thursday 17 November involving the planing and resurfacing of the carriageway surface. To ensure… read more … about Overnight closures for essential repairs>>
Plans for major upgrades to Halifax train station are set to move a step closer, as Calderdale Council’s Economy and Investment Panel is asked to give the go ahead to carry out more detailed feasibility work. Today (Thursday 20 October) the Panel will discuss the exciting proposals for a complete revamp of Halifax Station and… read more … about Train station improvements on track>>
Over 100 people signed a pledge to drive safely at an event to mark Yellow Ribbon Day held at Queen’s Road Neighbourhood Centre in Halifax. Calderdale Council, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) and the Halifax Central Neighbourhood Police used the event to raise awareness of road safety. To help get the message across… read more … about 100 take the Yellow Ribbon Day pledge>>
Calderdale Council is investing over £500,000 to upgrade the borough’s network of pathways, rights of way and canal towpaths. The Council received flood recovery money from the Department for Transport to repair Calderdale’s highway network, which was badly damaged by the Boxing Day floods in 2015. The majority of the funding is being used to… read more … about Calderdale is on the right path>>
Local people are being invited to share their views on a range of proposals affecting roads across Calderdale. Plans for key aspects of our road network, such as traffic lights, footpaths, bridges and street lights will be discussed at Calderdale Council’s Economy and Environment Scrutiny Panel meeting on Thursday 13 October 2016 from 6pm, which… read more … about On the road to highway improvements>>
With reliable, efficient and convenient transport universally acknowledged to be vital to business, West Yorkshire Combined Authority wants the business community’s views on transport. Businesses large and small across West Yorkshire are being encouraged to take part in the Your Travel Your Say consultations on the transport network and bus services, which close on Friday… read more … about Business leaders encouraged to have their say in West Yorkshire Transport Consultation>>
Illingworth and Ovenden are the latest areas to have a 20mph speed limit introduced on their residential streets as part of Calderdale Council’s Love our Streets campaign rollout. By 2017 residential streets across Calderdale will be 20mph, and from Friday 7 October 2016, the limit will be operational in the broad areas of Illingworth and… read more … about 20 is plenty for Illingworth and Ovenden>>
The A646 Falling Royd on Burnley Road in Hebden Bridge is now fully open to two-way traffic, as works to repair the flood-damaged road and retaining wall are complete and all temporary traffic lights have been removed. The Boxing Day 2015 floods caused a 30-metre long crack in the road after a supporting concrete beam… read more … about £750,000 repairs complete at flood-hit Falling Royd, Hebden Bridge>>
