City Centre Construction Update 7 March 2025
Above: A variety of different plants ready to be installed at Norfolk Gardens.
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.
Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements Scheme
Construction update
Landscaping work is continuing at Norfolk Gardens as work in the area nears completion week by week. With tree planting almost done, the team have taken delivery of plants and shrubs, which will be planted across the area starting next week. The area will start to come to life in the spring as the many plants and trees that are being installed begin to flourish.
Progress has also been made at the former NCP car park site near Bradford Interchange, with the installation of new paving which extends up to Nelson Street. Once complete this area will form a welcoming green space in the heart of the city centre.
Above: Newly installed paving in the former NCP car park site.
Bradford Interchange Bus Station
Bradford Interchange bus station reopened to the public in January 2025, and bus services are operating from the upper concourse.
Due to ongoing resurfacing works, around six bus stands will stay out of action until at least April 2025. Therefore, some bus services will remain on-street until that time.
The quickest route from Bradford Interchange to Nelson Street, where the temporary on-street bus stops are located, is via the back entrance of the bus station.
Traffic management
There are currently no active or planned traffic management measures in place in the city centre. Most of the transformation works were completed in December 2024, and the newly pedestrianised streets are fully open to the public.
Other projects in the Bradford district
Live now: Public consultation on proposed improvements to Wakefield Road and Tong street
Bradford Council are currently seeking the public’s views on proposed changes to Wakefield Road and Tong Street.
The A650 Connect project includes proposals to improve transport options along Wakefield Road and Tong street by making bus travel more reliable, and walking, wheeling and cycling safer and more attractive. The scheme is part of a strategy to improve major transport routes into Bradford city centre and around the Bradford district.
Click here to find out more about the scheme and leave your feedback.
The public consultation on the proposals began on the 4 March 2025 and will run till Sunday 6 April 2025.
You can get in touch with the A650 Connect: Wakefield Road/ Tong Street team through the following channels:
Email: info@a650connect.com
Phone: 0808 196 9119
Freepost: Freepost BFD Highways (no stamp needed)
These channels are monitored Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, excluding bank holidays.
Closing soon: Public consultation on proposed improvements to Kings Road
There is just over one week left to have your say on proposed improvements to Kings Road. The public consultation on the proposals will close at midnight on Sunday 16 March 2025.
Find out more about the Kings Road Connect scheme and leave your feedback by clicking here.
You can get in contact with the Kings Road Connect team through the below channels.
Freephone: 0808 196 9119
Freepost: Freepost BFD Highways (no stamp required)
These channels are monitored Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, excluding bank holidays.
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
Write: Freepost BFD Highways
X (formerly Twitter): @bmdcHighways
Instagram: bradfordhighways
Facebook: Bradford Council Highways
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