Almost £125 million investment to improve and maintain West
Yorkshire's roads over the next two years was agreed this week.
It will see approximately 450 miles of road repaired and
protected, as well as wider highways works.
The largest part of this funding, totalling £105.2m, will go
towards asset management including resurfacing and repairing
roads, maintaining structures such as bridges, improving drains
as well as renewing streetlights and signs across the region.
This includes £14.8m from the Local Highways Maintenance Fund
announced by government back in December 2024.
Meanwhile £8.3m has been earmarked for the Safe Roads programme,
which includes new traffic calming measures and improvements to
junctions. A further almost £10m will go towards network
management such as enhancing traffic lights and new pedestrian
crossings, while £600,000 will help develop active travel
schemes.
The funding was approved by regional leaders at a full West
Yorkshire Combined Authority meeting on Thursday 3rd April, as
part of the final two years of the City Regional Sustainable
Transport Settlement (CRSTS) scheme.
Projects will cover all West Yorkshire's districts, with each
partner council having their own allocation.
Mayor of West Yorkshire, , said: “We know that
poor roads in West Yorkshire are a big issue for motorists,
causing damage and creating unsafe driving conditions.
“This funding will be a huge boost to help fix more potholes,
repair more roads and improve safety.
“Ensuring all our roads are safe and well maintained is important
for building a better-connected region.”
Cllr , Leader of Bradford
Council, said: “Safer, better maintained roads will
enable improved connectivity and support more sustainable
journeys by bus, cycle and walking as well as improving journey
times for all road users.”
This funding will help the Combined Authority continue to support
the work of local council partners to improve roads in West
Yorkshire.
From April to December last year, the CA oversaw the delivery of
more than 64 miles of road renewal and almost 135 miles of
preventative treatment such as surface dressing, a method of
extending a road's lifespan, as well as repairing nearly
245,000m² of potholes.
The road network in West Yorkshire is over 5,500 miles long, and
the Combined Authority will continue to push for more funding to
go further.
This also forms part of the West Yorkshire Vision Zero initiative
to eliminate all road deaths and serious injuries across the
region by 2040.
More information on this funding can be found in the Combined
Authority committee papers: WYCA - Modern
Gov.
Notes to editors
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Total CRSTS highways Y4/5 allocations, including
LHMF for 25/26
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Bradford
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£28,048,702
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Calderdale
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£15,813,084
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Kirklees
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£26,161,138
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Leeds
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£33,393,996
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Wakefield
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£21,551,628
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TOTAL
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£124,968,548
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