City Centre Construction Update 30 August 2024
Photograph of a new temporary wayfinding sign in Bradford city centre near the City Hall. One sign directs towards the Alhambra Theatre, and the other directs to the coach stops and bus hub on Nelson Street.
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.
Further progress in the city centre and new wayfinding signage
Further progress has been made this week across the city centre. More paving has been laid and the new raised planter unit on Bank Street is almost complete and will be ready for planting during planting season between autumn 2024 and summer 2025.
We are continuing to open up more space as works are completed, this week more space has opened up on Market Street.
Our construction partners, Balfour Beatty, have also installed new wayfinding signs following recommendations from an independent accessibility audit of the project’s working locations and temporary pedestrian routes.
The new signage is temporary, and aims to help guide people along the temporary pedestrian routes to key locations in the city centre. The wayfinding signs will be in place across 11 key routes.
Upcoming change to the permitted service and residential vehicles route
From next week, the route into the core of the city centre for permitted service and residential vehicles will see a slight change as we progress works near Hall Ings and Norfolk Gardens. The new route, will see the entry point moved from Bridge Street to Bank Street via Leeds Road.
Permitted service and residential vehicles have access to the core between the permitted hours of before 10:30am and after 4:30pm via the one-way system, entering via gate B (from Leeds Road) and exiting via gate A (towards Cheapside). This route is shown via the green line on the below map.
Market Street car park users must access and exit the car park via gate A. These drivers have been provided a number to facilitate their access through the barrier at gate A.
Construction traffic have continual access to the core and are able to enter the core from all access gates.
See below for a map that shows the new 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.
Overnight work next week
A period of overnight work will start next week on Monday 2 September on the inbound section of Leeds Road, near the Broadway Shopping Centre. This work will facilitate the realignment of a kerb line to widen areas for the new cycleway. This work is taking place overnight to avoid disruption to bus routes during the day.
The period of overnight work is due to be completed by the following Monday (9 September).
Access to the Broadway car park will still be possible, however there will be a short diversion in place from 11:30pm to 5:00am each day. See below for the diversion route.
Details of diversion in the text above
Bridge Street Taxi ranks
Due to works happening in front of the main entrance to Bradford Interchange, the taxi ranks have been relocated to Drake Street and behind the Great Victoria Hotel.
There is temporary signage in place to direct people to the new ranks from their previous location.
If you have any questions about getting around the city centre, please do contact us via email at info@future-bradford.co.uk, or by calling our freephone information line at 0808 196 9119.
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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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On Sunbridge Road, city centre scheme works are complete. Cycle Superhighway works are still taking place in this area. 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: Works are continuing on 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 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.
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.
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: 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 to 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: 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 will re-open the road as a bus route, the work on Vicar Lane, allowing for, 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 visit the FutureBradford website.
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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