Happy New Year! Welcome to your eighteenth newsletter providing you with information regarding the Hard Ings Road Improvement scheme in Keighley.
The traffic management on the approach to Beechcliffe Roundabout, reducing the A629 back down to one lane, will be re-installed on the night of Sunday 5th prior to us returning to work on the 6th January. The layout will be different to that installed before Christmas. This time Lane 1 will be closed to enable us to carry out work in the verge.
Please note the traffic disruption on Monday morning is likely to be severe as many return to work and school on that day. This, together with the added disruption experienced during the first few days of a traffic management change, is likely to impact traffic in the local area.
Please allow extra time for your journeys.
Works to the verge of the A629 including ducting for the operation of the new traffic signals, replacement of the vehicle crash barrier and provision of new street lights, and the narrow widening of Lane 1. Continuation of works to the other traffic islands of Beechcliffe Roundabout. Completion of the YW diversion works. Northern Powergrid commence their electricity cable diversion works. Completion of works to Fibreline and the allotment area.
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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