Green light set for £180m West Yorkshire transport spending

£180m of investment in the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund is set to be given the green light at a West Yorkshire Combined Authority meeting tomorrow.

The funding covers schemes in Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield which are designed to progress roads, rail facilities and infrastructure development across the City Region.

These include the development of an outline business case for a new station at Elland, as well as the development of a new Leeds Bradford Airport Station.

Bradford’s Forster Square Station is set to be re-developed as a high-quality, facility providing a significantly enhanced gateway to the city.

More park and ride facilities will be created at West Yorkshire rail stations including an increase from 33 spaces to almost 150 at Knottingley as well as at Apperley Bridge, Guiseley, Moorthorpe and Outwood.

The A629 Halifax to Huddersfield Corridor Improvement scheme is also included.

In addition to the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund schemes, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority is being asked to approve over £28m of Highways Maintenance Block and Highways Incentive Funding.

Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, leader of Bradford Council said: “The transport schemes which the Investment Committee has supported have been designed to achieve the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and its partners’ aims of encouraging sustainable economic growth that sees more local people in high quality jobs that they can access easily.

“We have made great progress and over the last few weeks have seen the completion of two West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund schemes, the Wakefield Eastern Relief Road and the Temple Green Park and Ride and this ongoing programme of investment will enable us to build on that success.”