A £15million scheme to repair nine bridges and 3.5km of retaining walls on the road network in Kirklees has today been approved by Transport Minister Rosie Winterton.
This essential maintenance work will improve the condition of important access roads in the Kirklees area and prevent the possibility of significant delays in local journey times in the future.
It will also enable existing weight restrictions and associated temporary traffic light working to be lifted once the works are complete and remove the threat of future bridge closures and diversion routes.
Rosie Winterton said:
"These £15m improvements will bring long-term benefits for those travelling on the road network in and around Kirklees. They will reduce congestion and make it much easier to travel, helping to bring significant long term benefits to the local economy and environment."
Notes for Editors
1. The scheme proposed involves the strengthening of nine bridges and 3.5 km of retaining walls. Several of the bridges involved already have weight restrictions imposed.
2. The structures to be improved are at key locations between the primary route network and industrial and regeneration areas. Specific bridges that will undergo maintenance works are: Calder River Bridge, Cooper Bridge, Headfield Road Bridge, Ravensthorpe Road Bridge, Cleggford Bridge, Union Bridge, King's Bridge, Saville Bridge and Soothill Lane Bridge.
3. The Cleggford Bridge will require planning permission and listed building consent from English Heritage. Rather than put on hold the important work for other bridges the funding is being approved now for the other eight bridges and all retaining walls in the scheme. Kirklees are able to apply for the funding for the Cleggford Bridge when they have received the necessary consents for the maintenance work they wish to undertake.
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