Road surface improvements planned across Calderdale
Surface improvement work is taking place on over 120 roads across Calderdale this summer. Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire as identified roads across the borough which require surface dressing. Each road will shortly be subject to maintenance, with bitumen and stone chippings applied to the road surface. This important work seals the road making it […]
£125m plan agreed to improve West Yorkshire’s roads
Approximately 450 miles of road – 8% of the road network in West Yorkshire – will be repaired and protected, alongside wider highways works, under a new plan to invest £125m over the next two years. The new plan and its associated funding was approved by regional leaders at a full West Yorkshire Combined Authority […]
West Yorkshire Mayor helps launch trailblazing bus industry group for Northern England
The Mayor of West Yorkshire and a trailblazer for women in public transport were among those oresent to mark the beginning of a new Northern region for Women in Bus and Coach (WiBC), an industry group promoting inclusion, diversity, and opportunity within the bus, coach, and community transport industry. Mayor Tracy Brabin joined guests at […]
Police Inspector praises speed cameras’ “marked change” on driver behaviour
A Police Inspector in West Yorkshire has told how the introduction of average speed cameras on a road in his area has led to a “marked change” on the behaviour of local drivers. Keighley Inspector John Barker, of the constituency’s Neighbourhood Policing Team, told the Telegraph and Argus newspaper about Jenoptik cameras installed on the […]
West Yorkshire bus fares staying at £2 until at least March
The £2 cap on bus fares will be extended in West Yorkshire following the announcement Cengtral Government spending on buses. The Department for Transport has confirmed West Yorkshire Combined Authority would receive £36.1 million to go towards its Bus Service Improvement Plan for the coming year. This will allow the CA to continue to cap single bus fares […]
Council approves lay-by for speed camera van
Leeds City Council has approved plans to create a lay-by for speed camera vans along a busy route in the city. The Yorkshire Evening Post says proposals would see the introduction of a police hard-standing area for the purposes of enforcing the speed limit along the A659 Harewood Road as it passes into and through […]
Mayor Tracy Brabin unveils detailed routes for West Yorkshire’s Mass Transit network
Detailed proposed routes for the first phase of a new West Yorkshire mass transit network have been released today by Mayor Tracy Brabin in a major step forward for the region’s plan for growth. The Mayor visited Downing Street last week for a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss how Metro Mayors will help […]
West Yorkshire: Over 220,000 caught in first year of New Enforcement Strategy
Over 220,000 speeding motorists have been caught in the 12 months since the West Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnership launched its new enforcement strategy on the county’s roads. Of these more than 32,200 offences were detected at 40 new enforcement sites which were introduced in direct response to public concerns. In February 2023, the Safety Camera […]
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 […]
Man fined for abusing speed camera operator
A man from Bradford has been fined more than £500 after admitting to a public order offence against a Safety Camera van operator. Last August, 24 year old Hamzah Mahmood stopped his vehicle which blocked the safety camera van and then verbally abused the operator. The man, from Queens Road in Bradford, was arrested and […]
