FAQs

This project is being led by Calderdale Council. The improvements will be paid for by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority through the Department for Transport’s West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund. Calderdale Council have worked with local people and councillors to come up with our ideas and will carry on doing this as the project develops. 

West Yorkshire Combined Authority has been awarded national government funding from the Department for Transport’s West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund (WY+TF). The Fund aims to deliver a number of strategic transport projects targeted at enabling key development areas and to create about 20,000 new jobs. You can read more information about the WY+TF here: https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/projects/west-yorkshire-plus-transport-fund/ 

By the time that the project has been completed, we expect that the way people get around will be back to how it was before COVID-19. It is not currently proposed to hold face to face events such as town halls as part of this consultation given where we currently are in the roadmap for unlocking. However, we hope to be able to offer these at the next stage of public engagement.  

We want to understand how people are currently travelling, and what their thoughts are on the current ideas for improvements along with A629N corridor. Your feedback will be used by the project team to develop detailed plans for improvements in this area of North Halifax. There will be another subsequent consultation on these more detailed plans in 2022. 
 

All personal information (such as age, postcode, gender) you provide will be anonymised and only used for analysis of the key findings and trends in this consultation. When we look at the feedback, we separate it by things like age and gender which helps us to understand how ideas may affect different groups of people. This helps us to develop our ideas.  You can read our Privacy Notice by clicking on this link (opens in a new tab). 

This consultation is only about the proposals for this project. The best way to report an issue with a road or cycle path is by directly contacting the Calderdale Council Highways Maintenance team by clicking on this link (opens in a new tab).

We encourage you to take part in the survey and record your thoughts there in questions about the relevant Component. You can also contact the project team via the Your Voice email inbox (yourvoice@westyorks-ca.gov.uk) or ask us a question using the Q&A tool at the bottom of the project page, and we will get back to you with a reply.  

The proposals as presented are at a very early stage of development. We want to know what people think now before we do more detailed design work. There will be a subsequent consultation on these more detailed designs in 2022.

We currently expect construction to start in 2023 and finish in 2024. Once we have more detailed designs a contractor will be appointed who will firm up the construction dates. We will work closely with the contractor to make sure that the impact on all users, local residents and businesses is as small as possible, but there will be some disruption from road works. We will work closely with businesses and communities most affected to ensure all works are done with the minimum possible impact. Calderdale Council is managing the schedule of work, which includes many individual projects scheduled for delivery over a similar period. They aim to sequence the work to minimise disruption for all residents, visitors and other users travelling to/from Halifax. [Link to Next Chapter - Projects | Calderdale Next Chapter ?] 

Early in the design optioneering process, it became felt there was a strategic advantage for bus routing along the A629 corridor via Dean Clough. Implementing bus lanes on the section between Orange Street Roundabout and Ovenden Way would counteract this ambition, as well as removing capacity from the A629 for general traffic. As a result, bus lane proposals for the section of the A629 in the scope of this scheme was dropped. 

As part of the work done so far, the project team have been attempting to identify relevant landowners who may be impacted by some of the proposals and engage with them prior to the launch of the public consultation. Please contact us at yourvoice@westyorks-ca.gov.uk if you believe this to be the case, we would like to speak to you and discuss the current designs in greater detail at the earliest opportunity. 

The project aims to improve the experience when travelling through local centres on the A629, specifically between Orange Street Roundabout to Ogden. The proposed interventions therefore impact the Illingworth & Mixenden, Ovenden, Town and Park Wards. The scheme overview image sets out the full geographical scope of the project along this corridor. 

Transport modelling has been undertaken to refine the designs presented as part of this consultation. This has included the modelling of re-routed traffic because of the proposed one-way on Whitehill Drive and modelling of the Nursery Lane traffic signals with the proposed additional crossing. 

The investment in active travel infrastructure and public transport aims to reduce private vehicle usage, leading to reduced emissions and congestion in line with the Combined Authority and Calderdale Council’s shared commitment to fighting climate change. 

We believe the proposed benefits of the scheme stand to benefit the majority of local residents, businesses and others either visiting or travelling through this area. However, the purpose of this consultation is to seek the views of all individuals who wish to comment on the current proposals and better understand their views as to the potential impacts of the scheme (whether positive or negative). 

The designs to date propose a range of Component measures with the aim to specifically benefit both cyclists and pedestrians. These include a new cycle corridor, road re-surfacing, improved pedestrian crossing facilities at a number of junctions and additional safety improvements such as the introduction of additional lightening and CCTV to the underpasses at Orange Street Roundabout. The more detailed consultation materials set the proposed improvements and benefits for each individual Component currently under consideration. 

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority was formed in April 2014 to be the driving force for economic growth across the Kirklees, Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale and Wakefield districts and the City of York Council area.  The West Yorkshire Combined Authority brings together key decision-making powers into a single body.  To find out more visit: www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk (opens in a new page)  

The project needs to be delivered by 2024 in accordance with the requirements of the capital funding it has been awarded. Construction itself is envisaged as commencing in 2023. A more detailed programme for the scheme, post OBC submission, is currently being developed. 

The project OBC is currently due to be submitted in September 2021. If approved, work would then commence on a Full Business Case which would take the proposed plans to more detailed and ultimately final design. 

The total Indicative Funding Allocation for the scheme to date is £6,100,000, as approved by the Combined Authority at Strategic Outline Case. 

The funding awarded to date is specific to the scope of the CIP2 A629N and the programme’s wider agreed objectives. However, if other funding sources (whether capital or third-party match) were added/awarded to the project at a subsequent stage, then these could potentially be used for other purposes in an expanded scope. 

Your comments will help inform the current plans and provide an opportunity to identify any issues that we are not aware of. The Full Outcome Report for the project will be published to the link below once available. 

Updates will be provided on our website and to those who have registered to follow the project via www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/a629n (opens in a new page)