Leeds awarded £35m to improve Dawsons Corner junction

DfT has given the green light of £35.709m funding to enable Leeds City Council to make improvements to theDawsons Corner junction and complete joint replacement work on the Stanningley Bypass. This forms part of a £42.679m total package with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority of £6.970m and contribution from the council. Changes to the junction […]
Consultation launches on West Yorkshire travel improvements

The second stage of consultation has launched today to improve two key roads linking Leeds to Wakefield and Pontefract. Run in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the consultation aims to make it safer and more accessible to walk, wheel and cycle, as well as improving bus reliability. The consultation follows on from a […]
Mott MacDonald consortium appointed as design development partner for transformative West Yorkshire Mass Transit Programme

A Jacobs and Mott MacDonald consortium has been appointed as the Design Development Partner by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (The CA) in the next phase of the West Yorkshire Mass Transit Programme – an advanced, high-capacity public transport system to be integrated with cycling, walking and rail, to connect communities across the region. With a population of 2.3 million and an […]
New transport director appointed at West Yorkshire Combined Authority

The Mayor of West Yorkshire has strengthened her senior leadership team following the appointment of a new transport director. Tim Taylor will join the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as Director of Transport Services later this month, overseeing areas including customer services across the region’s bus stations, M-card payment systems, concessionary travel and all information channels. […]
Consultation launches to improve active travel around Crossgates

Local residents, schools and businesses are being asked to feedback on proposals to improve walking and cycling routes around the Crossgates area. Plans aim to create safer and healthier streets and make it more convenient to walk, wheel* and cycle shorter journeys to school, local shops and the centre of Crossgates. £1.9m of government funding […]
West Yorkshire: Public consultation on A64 highways proposals announced

Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority have announced a period of public engagement for proposals to improve journeys on the A64. As part of the ongoing plans to transform bus travel, Leeds City Council, in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority , are showing proposals to improve bus, walking, wheeling and […]
Chancellor gets straight to work with mayors on growth mission

Yorkshire’s Mayors welcomed a “new dawn” for devolution after Tracy Brabin hosted talks with the Chancellor on the government’s growth mission in West Yorkshire today (11 July). The meeting, which included West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin, South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith, was convened by the Chancellor Rachel […]
West Yorkshire Mayor takes buses back under public control

The Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin has taken control of the buses in the biggest shake up to public transport in the region for decades. In a landmark move, the Mayor Brabin decided to bring buses under local control through the franchising process – as recommended by the Combined Authority at its meeting in […]
Leeds-Bradford tram plan set out by West Yorkshire Mayor

Plans for a tram system running between Leeds and Bradford have been set out today, as the West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin aims to revolutionise the region’s transport network. The proposals were published today ahead of the final Combined Authority meeting, ahead of May’s Mayoral election, of West Yorkshire’s leaders next week (March 14), which […]
West Yorkshire Combined Authority to pledge extra £73m towards tackling pothole problem

Proposals to invest more than £100 million in tackling potholes and making the region’s roads safer are expected to be approved by members of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority next week. As part of these funding commitments, more than £73 million will go towards tackling potholes by resurfacing hundreds of roads across West Yorkshire’s vast […]