Dewsbury Town Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements
Please note that this consultation has now closed.
The outcome report can be viewed here. The feedback received during the consultation is now being used to develop the proposals further.
The information and proposals from the consultation, which took place between 7 October and 7 November 2021, can be found below:
Kirklees Council and the We
st Yorkshire Combined Authority are proposing a series of travel improvements in Dewsbury town centre.
The ‘Dewsbury Town Centre Walking & Cycling Improvements’ project is part of the Leeds City Region Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) programme, which aims to help create a positive change in the way we travel across the region, providing an accessible, attractive, and cleaner alternative to car journeys. Please read all the information below and then complete the survey.
Background
This project aims to encourage more people to walk, cycle and use public transport in Dewsbury and will help people make full use of the new planned investments at Dewsbury Bus Station and the Transpennine Rail route.
This project will also support the delivery of the ‘Dewsbury Blueprint’, which is a 10-year plan that seeks to regenerate the town and provide for future growth in the area. This project also aims to support the Strategic Development Framework and the Kirklees Local Plan.
The town is in the middle of an ambitious period of investment and regeneration that has already seen major successes, including the new Rail Station Forecourt and securing a £25m Town Deal. Dewsbury sits at the heart of the North Kirklees Growth Zone, a long-term regeneration initiative that will promote transformational change in areas such as housing, enterprise and education, among others.
Online Q&A webinars
We will be hosting three free online Q&A webinars as part of this consultation which will provide the public with an opportunity for you to learn more about the proposals and to ask your own questions to the project team.
Please click the link below to register for free and share it with anybody you think would be interested in attending. A recording of one of the webinars will be uploaded to this page for those who are unable to attend to view the presentation.
Date | Time | Registration Details |
Thursday 21 October 2021* | 6-7pm | This event has taken place, please see video 'online Q&A event recording' |
Tuesday 2 November 2021 | 2.30-3.30pm | |
Wednesday 3 November 2021 | 1-2pm | This event has taken place |
*Please note, the first online Q&A event has been rearranged from Tuesday 19 October to Thursday 21 October 2021 - apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Our aims
This scheme aims to support all of the above regeneration plans in the following ways:
- Making it easier and safer for everyone to get to Dewsbury Bus and Rail stations on foot and by bike
- Encouraging businesses to move into the area and help regeneration and growth, by making it an attractive place to work (check out the Town Investment Plan)
- Making it easier and safer for more people to walk, cycle and use the bus in this area
- Supporting people to get to places of education and employment with low-cost travel choices
- Improving air quality and reducing carbon emissions from vehicles
Our proposals
- New cycle lanes – including contra-flow cycle lanes (cycle lanes that allow cycles to travel in the opposite direction to the vehicles)
- Widen footways
- Upgrade pedestrian crossings and more space for pedestrians at major junctions across the ring road
- New footways and cycle tracks
- Traffic calming measures plus other measures to create a better public space
- New landscaping areas and trees
Here is the list of the roads included in the proposals, with a brief outline of the changes that could be made in each area:
- Bradford Road/ Halifax Road/ Ring Road Junctions – improved pedestrian and cycling crossings, footway improvements and one-way segregated cycle lanes
- Dewsbury Ring Road between Bradford Road and Leeds Road Junctions – two-way segregated cycle lane and footway upgrades
- Aldams Road near the Bus Station – improved pedestrian and cycling crossings, footway and cycle lane improvements
- South Street – crossing upgrades, footway improvements, pedestrian safety and landscaping
- Bond Street – footway widening and landscaping
- Grove Street – footway and parking improvements
- Wellington Street – new crossings and a contraflow cycle lane (cycle lanes that allow cycles to travel in the opposite direction to motor vehicles)
- Church Street – footway improvements, landscaping and segregated cycle lane
- Longcauseway South – two-way segregated cycle lane, pedestrian crossing, traffic calming and one-way measures
- Railway Street – improve pedestrian safety at crossings by reducing the width of the crossing points
The proposals were open to public consultation from Thursday 7 October to Sunday 7 November 2021.
Your views and comments will remain anonymous and will be considered as we work to shape the selection and further detailed development of the proposals.
Find out more and have your say
Between Thursday 7 October 2021 and Sunday 7 November 2021, we are asking for your feedback on these proposals. Your views are important to us at this early stage and will help shape designs moving forward, so please take this opportunity to let us know what you think by clicking on the button below to take our survey.
Step 1: Have a look at the proposals for each section of Dewsbury town centre, which have been uploaded in the ‘Our proposals’ section of this webpage. We have also provided answers to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
Step 2: Tell us what you think by completing our survey by clicking the button below. How long this will take depends how many sections you want to comment on - you can choose some or all. To help you answer the survey questions, please take a look at the maps for each section, located under 'Our proposals'.
If you would like to contact us, please do so:
- Via our Questions tool
- Via email: yourvoice@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
- Via phone: MetroLine on 0113 245 7676
- Via post: Freepost CONSULTATION TEAM (WYCA)
If you or someone you know is unable to access information online, please get in touch with us using the contact details above. We can arrange a different way to provide information – such as sending more information in the post – so that you or they can get involved.
This consultation closed on Sunday 7 November 2021.
Next steps
We will use your feedback gathered through this public consultation to develop the next stage in the design of our proposals.
Exciting changes ahead for Dewsbury
Not only are these walking and cycling improvements being proposed, but there are also several other investment schemes in the town. The following all have inter-linked transport and highways elements:
- Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) – including this project, with upgraded walking and cycling routes
- West Yorkshire Transport Fund – Mirfield-Dewsbury-Leeds Corridor project
- TCF work already successfully completed – links to, and facilities at, Dewsbury Rail Station
- Active Travel Fund – funds part of the linkage between Calder Greenway and the Rail Station
- Dewsbury ‘Town Fund’ – regeneration projects including highway access schemes
- Kirklees Council Capital – regeneration projects and highway infrastructure schemes.
These projects and programmes are being developed on various timeframes and there is some overlap between the proposed schemes in each. The Mirfield-Dewsbury-Leeds project was put out to public consultation in summer 2020 and included proposals for some streets that have now been brought into the Dewsbury Town Centre Walking & Cycling Transforming Cities Fund project. These streets include:
- Bond Street
- Wellington Street
- Grove Street
- Church Street/ Westgate
- Railway Street/ Longcauseway South
Each of these schemes received a majority support and constructive comments in the consultation exercise in 2020, however updated design proposals are now being re-consulted on as part of this TCF scheme.
The Dewsbury Town Centre Walking & Cycling TCF project also brings in some new proposals for the following streets and junctions:
- South Street
- Aldams Road/ Wilton Street Junction
- Halifax Road/ Bradford Road/ Ring Road Junctions
- Ring Road between Bradford Road and Leeds Road Junctions
Later in the year, a further public consultation on modified sections of the Mirfield-Dewsbury-Leeds corridor project will also take place.
A wider implementation plan for Dewsbury town centre for the period 2022–2024 will be put together that brings together promoted schemes across the various funding programmes. Communications will be made on the outcomes of the consultation and implementation plans in due course.
Consultation outcome report
Our proposals
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Overview Map.pdf (2.5 MB) (pdf)
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Bradford Road / Halifax Road / Dewsbury Ring Road Junctions Proposal (3.22 MB) (pdf)
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Dewsbury Ring Road (between Bradford Road and Leeds Road junctions) Proposal (1.17 MB) (pdf)
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Aldams Road Proposal (1.25 MB) (pdf)
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South Street Proposal (1 MB) (pdf)
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Bond Street Proposal (733 KB) (pdf)
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Grove Street Proposal (626 KB) (pdf)
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Wellington Street Proposal.pdf (1.52 MB) (pdf)
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Church Street Proposal (941 KB) (pdf)
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Longcauseway Proposal (794 KB) (pdf)
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Railway Street Proposal (686 KB) (pdf)
FAQs
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Project Context
- What is the Dewsbury Town Centre Walking and Cycling scheme?
- What are the main objectives of the scheme?
- Who is responsible for delivering the scheme?
- Who is paying for the project?
- Does this project have relationships with other highways or regeneration projects?
- How will the proposals address the climate emergency?
- Will the proposals have to look exactly like the plans shown?
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Impact on people who cycle, walk and catch the bus
- How would the scheme affect people who cycle and walk in the town centre?
- How will this scheme effect bus users?
- Would there be any new bus stops or any removed? And would these be outside my house/business?
- Would the new cycle facilities impact on existing road space for cars?
- What detailed technical work has taken place to determine benefits and impacts of the proposals? Can these be quantified?
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Impact on the surrounding area
- What will be the impact of banning left turning vehicles from the Ring Road onto Northgate?
- Would the scheme impact on local parking for residents and businesses?
- Does the scheme require any land take / is my property at risk?
- What would happen to trees located along the route?
- Would any work on site be carried out during the day, and what will you do to minimise any impact on businesses/residents?
- Would any roadworks be carried out at night and what will you do to minimise any impact on residents?
- When would work start on site?
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Relation / overlap with other proposed schemes and previous consultations
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The decision-making process
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Having your say and staying informed
- How can members of the public have their say on the proposals?
- How will we ensure the consultation will be accessible to people who do not have access to the internet?
- Who can take part? Can I tell other people to take part?
- How will local residents and businesses be kept informed on the progress of the scheme?
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About Transforming Cities Fund (TCF)
- What is the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) programme?
- What will be delivered through the TCF programme?
- Which organisations are involved?
- What benefits will the TCF programme bring?
- How is the TCF programme funded?
- Why is this work important? / Why is this money being spent on TCF at this time?
- Who will benefit?
- When do projects get underway?
- When will the programme of works be completed?
- How is the programme impacted by COVID-19?
- As part of West Yorkshire’s devolution deal, £317 million was secured to deliver the Leeds City Region TCF programme but it will cost more than this to deliver the schemes outlined in the bid. What does this mean?
- How does TCF complement other transport infrastructure schemes being delivered across the region?
- Where can I find out more information?
- How can I have my say on schemes in my area?
- How was the bid developed?
- Who was the bid developed with?
- How were decisions made around which schemes to include in the bid?
