Images show 'new look' for Halifax town centre
Calderdale Council is delivering a range of improvements - including new road layouts
New images showing how work around Halifax town centre will transform travel, with new safer ways for people to get in and around, have been released.
Calderdale Council is delivering the A629 Phase 2 Halifax town centre project, an ambitious regeneration project which is fully funded through the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund.
New images illustrate how the project will create new public places and how people will be able to travel safely and efficiently, including through the introduction of new cycle routes.
They show a new connection west of Halifax to the town centre at Bull Green, the opening up of Cow Green, creating a welcoming gateway from the west, and a welcoming route from Halifax Rail Station to the town centre for Square Chapel, the Central Library, The Piece Hall, and Calderdale Industrial Museum.
They show new space for people and safe routes for cycling and walking on Broad Street and a link from the north of the town to Market Street, a new layout and safe routes around the Victoria Theatre, with better connections to the town centre from the south and west and the pedestrianisation of Market Street.
First phase of work has included ongoing work at Bull Green, Northgate, Broad Street and Skircoat Road to allow for improvements including new pedestrian facilities and cycle lanes and improvements for driving, with new efficient road layouts and upgraded signals working together to make sure traffic keeps moving when it gets busy.
One of the most visible first changes has been the removal of the roundabout at Bull Green, in preparation for the new junction.
Work has also started to improve the route for people travelling from Halifax Bus Station and the north of the town into the town centre.
Construction work is being carried out by Galliford Try and members of their team are in Halifax Borough Market (between Urban Burrito and Toffee Smiths) every Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am-1pm to help answer questions about the project.
To support access around the western side of the town whilst work is happening at Bull Green, the council has commissioned a free shuttle bus to serve areas of the town.
Calderdale Council’s Cabinet member for Regeneration and Transport, Coun Sarah Courtney (Lab, Calder), said it as great to get an idea of how things will look.
“”Millions of pounds of investment as part of the A629 Phase 2 Halifax town centre project is completely transforming travel in and around Halifax town centre.
“Landscaping will improve the look and feel of key spaces, while upgrades to junctions will make travel more efficient and support improved public transport connectivity and cycle infrastructure,” she said.