City Centre Construction Update 12 July 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.
More new paving laid and planters installed
As part of ongoing paving works on Market Street, granite kerbs have been installed and soil has been placed this week to create new ground level planting areas, before the soft landscaping can be installed later this year. After the planting areas are completed, work will follow to install more paving around them to increase the pedestrian footway area on the east side of the street.
We have shared a number of images which shows further progress being made in the city centre.
Two photographs showing new ground level planting areas installed on Market Street.
At the junction of Bank Street and Broadway, work has progressed this week on the installation of the new planter wall units. These walls will provide some bench seating space while also supporting raised beds for grass and flower planting.
On Bank Street, paving is being laid from Broadway towards Market Street, which will provide a wider pedestrianised area. Near the Market Street junction adjacent to the HSBC building, soil cells have been installed which will support trees and ground level soft landscaping.
Work has continued on Bridge Street this week to install drainage and ducts for underground cables around the Hall Ings junction, before the planter units, similar to those mentioned above, can be installed in this area.
A number of historic tram tracks were discovered in the Bridge Street area as paving works have progressed. Work is ongoing between Bradford Council and Balfour Beatty, our construction contractor, to explore ways in which the tracks can be best preserved.
Four photographs showing progress made on Bank Street and Broadway. Clockwise from top left: A new planter unit being installed on Broadway; a second image showing a planter unit on Broadway; soil cells installed on Bank Street to prepare it for later planting; and new paving laid down on Bank Street.
A photograph showing historic tram tracks being unearthed on Bridge Street.
NCP car park demolition update
The majority of works to demolish the remaining structure of the former NCP car park have been completed and site clearance work has now started.
The works to demolish the former NCP car park will create a new green space, linking to Hall Ings and Norfolk Gardens.
You can also watch a video of how the car park is being demolished by clicking below.
Two photographs showing the remaining structure of the former NCP car park now demolished.
West Bradford Cycle Superhighway Extension update
Construction activities on the north side footpath on Sunbridge Road and the installation of new cycleway on Sunbridge Road between Barry Street and Wigan Street are almost complete. Next week we are due to surface both the existing footpath and new cycleway.
From the end of next week (week commencing 15 July), works will move to the south side footpath in order to start works on the opposite side of Sunbridge Road.
There will be some pedestrian diversions in place whilst surfacing works is being carried out. We may need to keep various points of the north side of Sunbridge Road clear for access – pedestrians will be directed to use the south side of the road. Marshals will be on site to help if needed.
Parking is currently suspended on Sunbridge Road between Barry Street and Wigan Street. These suspensions will be made permanent once the work is complete, to make space on Sunbridge Road for the new cycle lane.
Further details about the scheme and upcoming works are available on the Future Bradford website, updates of the works will also be shared in future e-newsletters.
Reminder: No right turn from Croft Street to Manchester Road
It is not possible to make a right turn from Croft Street to Manchester Road.
This change came into effect earlier this year as part of new traffic management measures resulting from the transformation works in the city centre.
It is important that drivers take note of the signage and road layout changes as they are in place for everyone’s safety.
More signage has been placed to remind drivers of the new layout.
Image of a sign in place at Croft Street that reads ‘no right turn onto Manchester Road’.
Reminder: Temporary pedestrian crossings
Temporary pedestrian crossings have been opened up across the city centre in places where works are happening.
We have included a map of the pedestrian crossing points in the core of the city centre below.
Map showing the pedestrian crossing points in the city centre. Crossings are in place at the following locations: Market Street, at the junctions with Charles Street, Bank Street and Bridge Street, as well as on Hall Ings at the junction with Bank Street.
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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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What: On Sunbridge Road, city centre scheme works are complete. Cycle Superhighway works are still taking place in this area.
Why: This work had 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: Works are continuing to the new central reservation on Godwin Street between Thornton Road and Jacobs Well.
Traffic management: Little Horton Lane is closed to all traffic at its junction with Godwin Street. Traffic travelling southbound 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.
Traffic management: There will continue to be lane closures and traffic management around Jacobs Well.
Since Sunday 14 April 2024, Hall Ings has been closed to all traffic from the roundabout. Northbound traffic is being guided from Manchester Road onto Prince’s Way. Southbound traffic is being guided from Prince’s Way across the new section of carriageway onto Manchester Road. Traffic is now under temporary traffic light control to allow buses to join from Hall Ings.
Why: This work will see 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. Next week, works to install the new cycleway and central reserve will continue on Manchester Road.
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: The taxi rank on Lower Kirkgate is no longer in use and has been permanently removed to make way for a new cycleway. Traffic management has been installed with two-way traffic lights on the section of Lower Kirkgate between the Midland Hotel and the junction with Cheapside, Market Street, and Kirkgate. Market Street is now closed to traffic at its junction with Kirkgate/Lower Kirkgate/Cheapside.
There is a temporary signal-controlled pedestrian crossing point in place at the junction of Kirkgate/Lower Kirkgate/Cheapside/Market Street. This is in place to ensure that pedestrians have a safe place to cross the road. Safe pedestrian routes away from the main road and works happening in this area are also in place. Signs are in place to help direct pedestrians along this route and avoid traffic on the main road.
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: Work to construct the new road junction on Church Bank is now complete.
Why: This work will allow for the new road links in the area.
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What: The installation of new drainage, kerbs and new carriageway, cycleway and footways will continue on Hall Ings and Leeds Road.
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.
The pedestrian route on the south side of Hall Ings has been re-routed to allow work on the new footway to continue between the junctions with Vicar Lane and Drake Street.
Hall Ings, between Bridge Street and Jacobs Well, is now closed to general traffic. This change is permanent. Click here for more information.
Why: The work on Well Street will re-open the road as a bus route, the work on Vicar Lane and Hall Ings, allowing for the reconnection of Vicar Lane to Hall Ings, with a new ‘CYCLOPS’ junction being introduced.
If you would like more information about what is happening across the city centre, including maps showing how the city is being transformed, please do see please visit the FutureBradford website.
Click here for more details on Well Street, Vicar Lane and Hall Ings.
Reminder: temporary closure of the Bradford Interchange bus station
Information about alternative bus stops for services unable to use the Interchange Bus Station can be found on the Metro website. You can read the Combined Authority's latest update on the closure of the Bradford Interchange Bus Station on their website.
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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