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Huddersfield Southern Corridors
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Plans have been developed to improve four key locations on busy routes to the south of Huddersfield town centre, where there are delays, queuing traffic, and limited facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. These routes are often severely congested at peak times, which makes travel difficult, and travel times unreliable and slow.
The four locations are: • Lockwood Bar – A616 Lockwood Road / Bridge Street /
‘Lockwood Bar’ / Albert Street / Crowther Street
• Longroyd Lane – A62 Manchester Road junction with Longroyd Lane and B6432 St Thomas’ Road
• Folly Hall – A616 Lockwood Road / Chapel Hill junction with B6432 Colne Road and St Thomas’ Road
• Queensgate – Huddersfield Ring Road, linking to Cross Church Street and Shorehead Roundabout
The plans have been developed with the aim to:• Reduce congestion
• Reduce journey times
• Improve air quality
• Enhance the public realm
• Reduce the potential for accidents
• Improve conditions for cyclists and pedestrians
• Improve bus reliability
• Enable access to land for new housing and economic development
The story so far:In March 2018 we contacted local residents and businesses in the four locations as part of an early engagement to get their views on our developing proposals. The feedback was used to prioritise the schemes development and create the proposed location improvement plans.
During summer 2019, to support the launch of Kirklees Council’s Huddersfield Blueprint – a 10 year vision to create a thriving, modern-day town centre – we collected feedback and comments on the Queensgate location improvement proposals, because of how close it is to the town centre, and its link to another road improvement scheme on Cross Church Street.
We are now asking for your comments on all four locations to help us finalise our plans.
Kirklees.gov.uk/majorschemes
The Huddersfield BlueprintKirklees Council launched the Huddersfield Blueprint – a 10 year vision to create a thriving, modern-day town centre on 26 June 2019.
The ambitious plan aims to deliver five key objectives for Huddersfield town centre: a vibrant culture, art, leisure and nightlife offer; thriving businesses; a great place to live; improved access; and enhanced public spaces.
It focuses on regenerating six key areas of the town centre: Station Gateway; St Peter’s; Kingsgate and King Street; New Street; the Civic Quarter; and a new Cultural Heart in the Queensgate and Piazza area. View the Huddersfield Blueprint at:
Kirklees.gov.uk/huddersfieldblueprint
West Yorkshire Transport FundThis project has received funding through the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund and the Leeds City Region Growth Deal – a £1 billion package of Government investment through the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP), delivered by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to accelerate growth and create jobs across Leeds City Region.
A. Lockwood Bar
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NThese improvements to to Lockwood Bar aim to:• Enhance the Lockwood Bar environment and feeling of
being a community area
• Make it easier to travel on foot and access bus facilities
• Create a clear and easy way to travel by bicycle
• Reduce traffic queues
• Provide travel capacity from existing and new homes toemployment opportunities
New kerb, edging and channel
Existing kerbs
New road and resurfaced
New footways and resurfaced
New soft landscaping and trees (indicative)
New island
Changes and Benefits
The changes to the road layout will reduce the amount of traffic flow through the community area of Lockwood Bar.
Diverting some traffic flow by limiting turns between Lockwood Road and Bridge Street, and improving signals and pedestrian crossings, will make it easier to cross the junctionand travel on foot.
Enhancements to the surrounding area include landscaping, resurfacing of roads and footpaths and improved bus facilities.
More information can be found at our website:
Kirklees.gov.uk/majorschemes
B. Longroyd Lane
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New road widening to create asecond lane towards ManchesterRoad. This will reduce congestion onManchester Road and Longroyd Lane.
CHANGES AND BENEFITS
New 3m wide shared route for cyclistand pedestrian use, with a push buttoncrossing at the junction
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These improvements to Longroyd Lane aim to:• Better manage traffic to
reduce queuing and delays
• Make it easier and safer to travel on foot or by bike
• Improve air quality
• Provide travel capacity
New 3m wide shared route for cyclist use, with a push button crossing at the juction.
New road widening to create a second lane towards Manchester Road. This will reduce congestion on Manchester Road and Longroyd Lane.
New road resurfacing.
Changes and Benefits The changes to the road layout will improve traffic management to reduce congestion and delays by creating a second lane on Longroyd Lane towards A62 Manchester Road.
A new and improved 3m wide pavement will create a safe shared space for cyclists and pedestrians, and make it easier to cross the junction.
The new road layout will require demolition of listed cottages, we will be seeking appropiate advice and guidance on this.
More information can be found at our website:
Kirklees.gov.uk/majorschemes
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C. Folly Hall
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These improvements to Folly Hall aim to:• Better manage traffic to reduce queuing and
delays caused by turning traffic
• Provide travel capacity
• Improve air quality
The changes to Folly Hall create more space on the road to reduce queuing and delays that are caused by traffic turning onto Coline Road (B6434) or St Thomas’ Road (B6432).
The central reservation, and a small part of the footway, will be reduced to create more space for turning traffic.
We are also investigating the regulation of some traffic movements in or out of Colne Road as a more cost effective solution. This could potentially mean banning turns from Colne Road onto Folly Hall and Chapel Hill (A616).
More information can be found at our website:
Kirklees.gov.uk/majorschemes
Footway resurfing to improve area for pedestrians
New road resurfacing
New concrete kerbing
Road widening area
Traffic signals
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Key:Asphalt surfacing (footways)
Asphalt surfacing (carriageways)
New concrete kerbing
Proposed carriageway widening
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D. Queensgate
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The changes to the road layout and use of high quality paving materials and street furniture will improve the public realm and allow traffic on the ring road to be managed better.
Queensgate will see most of the central reservation removed, to allow the footway along the northern side to be widened to allow cyclists to share the space with pedestrians, and most of the railings at crossings removed.
The existing pedestrian crossing in front of St. Paul’s Hall will be changed to allow pedestrians to cross the ring road in one go.
The existing pedestrian crossing outside the University entrance will be changed to a toucan crossing and allow pedestrians and cyclists to cross the ring road in one go.
A new vehicle entrance into the University will be provided to allow the existing entry to be changed into a better footway area for pedestrians.
New toucan crossings will be provided to help pedestrians and cyclists cross Zetland Street (D1) and Queen Street (D2).
A new pedestrian crossing will be provided to help pedestrians cross Wakefield Road.
A new length of cycle track will be provided to link Alfred Street with the existing cycle route on Queen Street South and the new facilities in front of the University.
More information can be found at our website:
Kirklees.gov.uk/majorschemes
New / improved footway areas to allow cyclists to share the space with pedestrians
New / improved footway areas to provide more space and better surfaces for pedestrians
New cycle track to allow cyclists to travel in both directions
New signal-controlled toucan crossing to allow cyclists and pedestrians to cross
New / improved signal-controlled pedestrian crossing
New road resurfacing
New loading / parking bay
Existing cycle route
University of Huddersfield
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These improvements to Queensgate aim to:• Help to link the university to the town centre
• Better manage ring road traffic
• Make crossing the road easier
