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An aerial view of the A62 to Cooper Bridge Corridor Improvement Scheme. Photo: Google
The new plan, which replaces a formerly proposed bypass and flyover scheme, includes a new roundabout at Cooper Bridge, the widening of part of Leeds Road as well as several bridges, and a focus on a stretch of the A62 between Bradley junction and Oak Road.
Traffic engineers with Kirklees Council say the built-up nature of the area prevents them from physically transforming the Leeds Road/Bradley Road/Colne Bridge Road junction.
Thus they have opted to ban vehicles from turning right into Bradley Road, reasoning that that will push higher volumes of traffic through the junction towards Huddersfield.
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warehouse. The main station building is not being altered. However remodelling the station complex will involve: Creating a new layout enabling four-way tracking across Huddersfield Viaduct, allowing for express trains to bypass slower trains and freight services. Rearranging and extending platforms. Widening platform 1 and providing a new island platform. Building new roof canopies along with a footbridge at the northern (Leeds) end of the station. Extending the existing passenger subway. A redundant parcel tunnel will be filled in. Dismantling and reconstructing the 1880s Tea Rooms. Introducing overhead line equipment throughout the station. Changes to the roof include adding a “roof lantern” to the stretch between platforms 1 and 4, bringing it closer to its original 19th century design.
A map prepared by Kirklees Council for the proposed £69.3m A62/A644 (Wakefield Road) link road A MASSIVE £200m programme of major road schemes is underway in Kirklees. The line-up includes Cooper Bridge, the A62 Leeds Road into Huddersfield, the widening of the A629 Halifax Road and the A629 Wakefield Road. Kirklees Council has created a new Major Projects Service to handle the enormity of the work, which will see investment in walking, cycling, public transport and major highway improvements. And it has hired extra staff to manage the projects. The team is working on 20 major transport schemes to be achieved by money released by the government.