(First published Friday 6th Dec)
Welcome to your sixteenth newsletter providing you with information regarding the Hard Ings Road Improvement scheme in Keighley.
Good progress has been made on the A629 central reservation and associated Beechcliffe rbt traffic islands these past 2 weeks. We've completed the kerbs, tactile paving, traffic signal pole bases, traffic signal control ducts and duct chambers, street lighting ducting and vehicle barrier. We'll be surfacing the new areas of carriageway next week.
Yorkshire Water have continued with the water main diversion works.
Gates and fencing has been installed at Fibreline and the ramps prepared for surfacing.
The surfacing subcontractor will return early in the week to carry out surfacing to the A629 and Fibreline's car park and access ramps.
Following the surfacing, the current phase of traffic management on the A629 will be adjusted to enable us to work on the nearside verge realignment. This should cause no additional disruption but please be aware that your usual alignment around the roundabout may alter from day to day.
The work to the A629 will continue with the alterations to the verge where we will be installing ducts stretching back 120m from the roundabout. The ducts will ultimately contain the cables that link to the ' induction loops' that will be cut into the finished carriageway surfacing. The induction loops can measure the amount and the speed of traffic passing over them, approaching the roundabout. Messages are sent to the traffic signal control equipment which makes adjustments to the traffic signal sequence to maintain and maximise traffic flow at peak times.
We'll also be carrying out new signage, street lighting columns, vehicle barrier and slightly widening the carriageway to provide the space required for 3 lanes.
YW will continue with the major water main diversion works. This major item of work needs to be wholly completed to enable us to progress onto the actual carriageway widening works. The whole new water main needs to be laid from end to end, and jointed onto the old main, before YW can remove the old main allowing us to progress with the new carriageway and footpath construction.
We anticipate the lane closures on the A629 will remain in place until early spring. This will continue to cause traffic disruption in the area, especially at peak times. We would advise you to take alternative routes during this time, if possible, and also allow extra time for your journeys, both at peak times and throughout the day. Please bear with us during this period of increased traffic disruption, necessary for the resulting long term improvements to your road network.
The following diversions remain in place by the bus companies previously using the now closed Lawkholme Lane junction.
Route P23 for Steeton Village Primary School will have an amended route. There will be no pick up on Lawkholme Lane. AM: the bus will start at the bus stop on Skipton Road at East Avenue (08:22) then along Skipton Road to Devonshire Street and the usual route thereafter. Therefore the bus will not operate along Lawkholme Lane. PM: as per the usual route from the school as far as the roundabout at Skipton Road/Hard Ings then continue along Skipton Road (16:10 at East Avenue) toward Devonshire Street and the usual route thereafter. Those passengers who usually board or alight at the stops at the top of Lawkholme Lane near Hard Ings are advised to use the bus stop on Skipton Road at East Avenue. This amendment will continue for the duration of the works at Hard Ings or until such time the turn restriction is lifted. Details of all school bus diversions are also available at https://www.wymetro.com/schools/school-bus-service-changes-and-disruptions/
The K17 service will have an amended route. It will not use Lawkholme Lane, beyond Bradford Street. It will also not use Royd Way and Royd Ings Avenue for the period of the Lawkholme Lane Closure. A new stop will be in place near ASDA for the diverted route. K17 Divert via Bradford Street, Brown Street, Bingley Street (Outbound temporary bus stop near ASDA), Bradford Road A6035 and Alston Road. Details of all diversions are also available at https://www.wymetro.com/plan-a-journey/travel-news/bus-alerts/
There are several ways you can contact the site team for enquiries, concerns or comments. The following staff members are based on site full time Bradford Council Project Manager - David Aspinall Email hardingsroad@bradford.gov.uk Howard Civil Engineering Project Manager - Tony Kilbane 07394 567341 Visiting the site is Howard Civil Engineering Liaison Officer/Newsletter editor - Lucie Jones 0113 249 8569
Or contact me, Lucie Jones on Hard.Ings@howardcivileng.co.uk
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