Work on cycling scheme to improve links between Bradford city centre and the West of the city

Although work on the city centre side of the West Bradford Cycle Superhighway extension began earlier this year, the past week has seen construction start at various other sites along the planned route.

The work will see on road parking suspended in some areas, sections of roads dug up and traffic delays expected.

When complete the project will see segregated cycle lanes run from Sunbridge Road and down Thornton Road to the Cemetery Road junction in an attempt to make cycling safer on some of Bradford’s busiest routes.

The project will also include walking improvements, with a number of new pedestrian crossings.

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Government awarded funding for the new segregated cycle route in 2020 as part of its Transforming Cities Fund scheme – which also included the pedestrianisation of streets such as Market Street and Hall Ings.

The initial cycle superhighway scheme was expected to run all the way to Thornton village, but due to rising costs of the Transforming Cities Fund projects this was scaled back.

“Phase 1” is currently underway and is expected to cost £12m. There has, as yet, been no funding identified for phase 2.