Plans unveiled for summer roadworks
NEW SEAL WILL MAKE SURFACES MORE WATERPROOF SAYS COUNCIL
A COUNCIL has announced which roads are being surface-dressed this summer, as part of a region-wide programme.
Roads across Calderdale, which have been identified as being in need of surface improvements, will shortly be subject to the maintenance, with bitumen and stone chippings applied to the road surface.
It will affect residents and road users and people are asked to take care using the roads while work is carried out.
The council says the work seals the road, making it more waterproof, improves surface texture and prolongs the life of the road by many years as well as being a quick, efficient and economic method of maintenance.
Work was due to begin on Saturday in Hebden Bridge and continue through until the end of July.
However, this type of work is very weather dependent, so could be subject to some short delays, says the council.
The work is being carried out by the contractor Kiely Bros. who will deliver leaflets to affected residents before work starts on each site.
Advance warning signs will also be put up, giving a two-day window for work to take place, allowing for a little flexibility.
Calderdale Council’s leader, Clr Tim Swift (Lab, Town), said residents would be kept updated.
“The works are very weather dependent and have been scheduled for the summer months when they’re hopefully less likely to be subject to weather-related disruption.
“However, we’re keeping affected residents updated throughout the process and signage will be in place,” he said.
The council says during the surface dressing process each road will be swept and all ironwork masked over.
The road will then be sprayed with bitumen and covered with gritstone chippings which get rolled into the surface, a process which will be completed in just a few hours.
In order to ensure that the road is completely covered and sealed, an excess of chippings is used, so motorists are asked to take extra care while the surface beds in.
The road will then be swept within the following 48 hours and then another two or three times over the next week. Road markings will then be reinstated. The council says on-street parking will not be possible whilst the actual surface dressing is taking place.
However, access for vehicles and pedestrians to properties will be available, although potentially subject to short delays.
Road closures to prevent through traffic will be in place for the works due to take place on:
■ The A649 Wakefield Road at Lightcliffe
■ The A58 Leeds Road at Hipperholme
■ Upper Field House Lane, Helm Lane, Birks Lane, Bowood Lane, Dean Lane, all in Sowerby
■ Cold Edge Road, Wainstalls
The full list of roads included in this year’s programme is:
■ A646 Halifax Road/King Street, Hebden Bridge ■ A649 Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe
■ A58 Leeds Road/White Hall Road, Hipperholme
■ A644 Brighouse and Denholm Gate Road, Shelf ■ Upper Field House Lane, Sowerby
■ Helm Lane, Sowerby
■ Birks Lane/Bowood Lane/Dean Lane, Sowerby ■ Wood Croft, Sowerby
■ Rooley Banks, Sowerby
■ Rooley Heights, Sowerby
■ The Newlands, Sowerby
■ Newlands Avenue, Sowerby
Work will also take place at:
■ Scammonden Road/Butterworth End Lane/ Moor Bottom Lane/Shaw Lane/Clough Road/ Turbury Lane, Norland
■ Norland Road, Norland
■ Cold Edge Road, Wainstalls
■ Seed Hill Terrace/Long House Road, Mixenden ■ Thirmere Avenue, Elland
■ Grasmere Drive, Elland
■ Healthfield Avenue, Elland
■ Whitwell Grove, Elland
■ Whitwell Avenue, Elland
■ Whitwell Drive, Elland
■ Back Bower Road, Elland
■ Back Springfield Road, Elland
■ Grove Road, Elland
■ Turnpike Street, Elland
■ Springfield Road, Elland
■ Elland Lane, Elland
■ Alexandra Crescent, Elland
■ Beverley Close, Elland