Plan for A629 Calder and Hebble ‘major benefit’ development gets go-ahead
PLANS TO improve the
A629 between Halifax and Huddersfield have been given the green light.
Calderdale Council’s Planning Committee unanimously agreed to permit the authority’s latest scheme to improve the A629 between Halifax and Huddersfield, the focus of this application centred around the Calder and Hebble junction.
Proposals include transforming the A629
Huddersfield Road and B6112 Stainland Road corridor, improving the A6026 Wakefield Road junction including building a new road bridge over the Calder and Hebble Navigation, creating a new roundabout on the B6112 and works such as the realigning and widening of carriageways, new signal-controlled road junctions, footways, cycleways, bus stops, retaining walls, a suds basin and landscaping.
Coun David Kirton (Con,
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe) said: “This will be a major benefit to our link road between Calderdale and Huddersfield, and in particular Calderdale and this area.
Coun Jenny Lynn (Lab, Park) said the creative approach by officers to solving issues had resulted in a scheme she could support.
In particular a crucial example was being able to alleviate loss of a small portion of ancient woodland at Elland Wood by developing and managing a woodland site at nearby councilowned North Dean Woods, on the opposite side of the works.
The plans form the third part of five phases of a scheme to deliver improvements to the main A629 route connecting the two West Yorkshire towns, with a particular aim of improving routes, crossings and junctions for pedestrians and cyclists while enhancing vehicle journey times and streamlining bus journeys.