Safety work planned for bridge over M62

local councils and public health authorities in the region to address the wider issues.”

Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economic Strategy, Clr Barry Collins, said: “Scammonden Bridge is situated in Kirklees and owned and maintained by Highways England.

“We have responded to the coroner advising of this, and offering our assistance to these authorities with any requirements for signage leading up to the bridge or works that fall inside the Calderdale area.

“We take suicide very seriously and we want to do all we can to prevent it. We work with other organisations as part of the Suicide Prevention Group to help reduce the number of suicides in Calderdale.

“We are also looking at ways to prevent suicide attempts on North Bridge in Halifax.

“At the meeting of Cabinet next week we will consider introducing a number of preventative measures on the bridge.”

And earlier this month the Examiner reported how a woman who came within moments of taking her own life from a bridge had decorated the bridge in a bid to deter others from doing likewise.

Lisa Barnes was talked down from her own suicide bid in 2017.

After making a recovery she and her supporters are determined to help other people who are on the brink of jumping from high bridges.

She has founded a new project dubbed Bridge The Gap that is aiming to try and stop people from taking the final fatal step.

They have adorned the rusty railings of bridge over the M62 with messages of hope and ribbons in the hope it will make people stop and think twice.