City Centre Construction Update 10 October 2024
Welcome to the weekly e-newsletter for the Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements Scheme.
This edition includes everything you need to know about the Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements Scheme for the coming days. We upload each weekly newsletter to the Future Bradford website. You can find copies of each e-newsletter on our news page if you would like to look back at previous editions.
Progress update
Paving progresses to allow more open spaces
This week, we're pleased to share that paving works have progressed further on Bridge Street to allow more of the temporary fencing to be moved, creating more space for pedestrians (pictured below).
Above: An image of new paving on Bridge Street, facing the direction of Centenary Square. City Hall can be seen on the far left.
As with previous weeks, paving works continue to make good progress in other areas of the city centre. Most of the construction work is due to be completed by the end of the year, with finishing touches to bring everything to life that will continue into the new year.
Stay tuned to the e-newsletter next week where we'll share much more on the progress to date and what you can expect in the run up to the completion of the works.
Group from Transport for Greater Manchester tour works
Last month, we were pleased to welcome a group from Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) to Bradford, and give them a guided tour of the transformation happening in the city centre.
An attendee from the TfGM said: "I've visited and been hugely impressed by the likes of Leicester, Oldham, Oxford, Birmingham - and I'm now adding Bradford to the top of that list".
The group praised the ambition and scale of the pedestrianisation work in Bradford and commented how well walking, cycling and vibrant public spaces were working together.
Pedestrian access and open spaces
An overview of the new open spaces and temporary crossings is provided in the map below. Detailed maps can also be viewed on the Future Bradford website.
The new spaces that we’re creating are only for pedestrian use. This means that the newly pedestrianised roads are permanently closed to through-traffic. Authorised vehicles will be allowed access at certain times. View detailed maps here.
Map shows the pedestrian crossing points in Bradford city centre. Temporary crossings are in place at the following locations: Market Street at the junctions with Charles Street and Bridge Street, Hall Ings at the junctions with Drake Street, Bank Street, and Bridge Street and Bridge Street at the junctions with Market Street, and Broadway.
If you have any questions about temporary pedestrian access routes in the city centre, please email info@future-bradford.co.uk.
Reminders
Upcoming overnight works
A period of overnight works will start from Monday 14 October in two key areas of the city centre. This work will involve resurfacing some roads, and will take place overnight to minimise disruption.
Overnight works will be happening in the following areas:
Leeds Road/Hall Ings: Over three nights from Monday 14 October to Wednesday 16 October.
Great Cross Street/Ebenezer Street/George Street: Over four nights from Wednesday 16 October to Saturday 19 October.
All resurfacing works will occur between the hours of 11pm and 5am.
Changes to the permitted service and residential vehicles route
Map showing the new route that permitted service and residential vehicles must follow to access the city centre core between permitted hours, which is any time before 10:30am and any time after 4:30pm each day. Vehicles should enter the one-way system via gate B (from Leeds Road) and exit via gate A (towards Cheapside).
We would like to remind road users that the access route is currently operating a 7.5 tonne weight restriction for vehicles.
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Traffic management outside the core of the city centre has been and will continue to be removed where possible, as work has begun within the very core of the city centre. See below for a detailed summary of the latest updates about the works taking place around the city centre. If you would like to view any maps relating to where work is taking place, please click here.
Please do get in touch with us via our email address (info@future-bradford.co.uk) if you have any questions about the works taking place throughout the city centre.
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Cycle Superhighway works are still taking place west of the junction with Barry Street. This work has provided wider footpaths and introduced cycle lanes. New bus shelters have also been put in place for bus routes travelling out of the city centre.
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What: Work on the new central reservation on Godwin Street between Thornton Road and Jacobs Well and the new pocket park at the bottom of Little Horton Lane continues.
Traffic management: Little Horton Lane is closed to all traffic at its junction with Godwin Street. Traffic travelling in either direction on Godwin Street is not permitted to use the new pedestrian super crossing to make a U-turn.
Why: This change will provide more space for bus stops and routes into the city and an additional bus lane on Godwin Street.
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What: At Jacobs Well, works are continuing within and around the former roundabout at Jacobs Well.
Traffic management: There will continue to be lane closures and traffic management around Jacobs Well.
Why: This work has seen Jacobs Well roundabout become a super crossing.
Click here for more details on Jacobs Well, Prince’s Way and City Park.
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What: Work is mostly complete on Croft Street and Senior Way and the new lanes are open to traffic. Works to install the new cycleway and central reserve are nearing completion on Manchester Road with the finishing touches such as soft landscaping underway.
Traffic management: Lane closures will continue on Manchester Road northbound from Croft Street to Jacobs Well.
Why: The works here are to create an additional lane on the gyratory section of Croft Street in each direction and a new cycleway on Manchester Road.
Click here for more details on Senior Way, Croft Street and Manchester Road.
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What: We are nearing completion of works on both sides of Lower Kirkgate, to construct a new cycleway and footway.
Traffic management: Market Street is now closed to traffic at its junction with Kirkgate/Lower Kirkgate/Cheapside. The two way temporary traffic lights at this location have now been removed and the new traffic-light controlled pedestrian crossing is now in operation.
Why: The works here are to widen the junction to Canal Road, to allow for improved cycle lane provision, and build a new bus shelter. This work will also create a new crossing link into the city centre at Cheapside.
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What: The installation of new drainage, kerbs and new carriageway, cycleway and footways will continue on Hall Ings.
Traffic management: Well Street and the section of Vicar Lane between Great Cross Street and Hall Ings is only open to buses and authorised traffic and the new Cyclops junction at Well Street/Vicar Lane/Hall Ings/Leeds Road is now operational. Hall Ings will continue to be reduced to one lane of traffic westbound between the junction with George Street and the junction with Drake Street.
Why: The work on Well Street has re-opened the road as a bus route, while the work on Vicar Lane has allowed for the reconnection of Vicar Lane to Hall Ings via the new ‘CYCLOPS’ junction.
Find out more
You can find out more about the scheme on the Future Bradford website or by getting in touch using the details and links below.
Get in touch if you would like to ask any questions
Email: info@future-bradford.co.uk
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