Speed cameras to be installed at Huddersfield accident ‘black spot’
Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire has confirmed that a notorious Huddersfield junction will soon be getting speed cameras. The Sovereign junction in Shepley is widely considered to be an accident blackspot, and has been the site of dozens of crashes, including two fatalities, reports Yorkshire Live. This prompted local councillor, John Taylor to launch a petition demanding council action at […]
Leeds becomes first Yorkshire council to trial new EV charging technology
Leeds City Council is the first council in Yorkshire to make ‘cross-pavement’ EV charging available to residents. Up to 115,000 households without off-street parking can now apply for an installation, allowing them to charge from their home supply. The scheme is expected to dramatically accelerate EV adoption in the city, improving air quality for thousands […]
West Yorkshire: Two‑year A1 disruption ends as work completed
Two years of roadworks which caused delays along sections of the A1 and A1(M) in West Yorkshire have now been completed. Work to repair two bridges at Wentbridge, near Pontefract, began in February 2023 with both carriageways reduced to single lanes and the speed limit reduced from 70mph (113km/h) to 50mph, says the BBC. National […]
West Yorkshire: A1 Wentbridge project to be completed in December
Road users and local residents are being thanked for their support and patience with news that long-running roadworks along the A1 near Pontefract in West Yorkshire will be completed early next month. Traffic management along the A1 over Grade II listed Wentbridge Viaduct will be completely removed by National Highways by Sunday 7 December with […]
Years of A1(M) roadworks have made life ‘hell’ for Yorkshire village
Two and a half years ago, a series of essential repairs began on a stretch of the A1(M) on the border of West and South Yorkshire. According to the BBC, the work on the Wentbridge Viaduct and Wentedge Road Bridge was meant to be finished by summer 2024, but after defects were discovered, the completion […]
Judicial review sought to save historic West Yorkshire tunnel
Campaigners hoping to convert a disused railway tunnel into a cycleway are raising funds for a judicial review after the government ruled the scheme was too expensive. Members of the Queensbury Tunnel Society met Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood in a last-ditch attempt to reverse the decision, but were told the tunnel would be effectively sealed […]
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 […]