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Improvements And Construction, West Riding

Volume 531: debated on Friday 30 July 1954

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asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what projects for road improvement and construction have been authorised for the West Riding of Yorkshire for the current financial year.

TRUNK ROADS
Estimated Cost
£
A. 1—Roundabout at Bramham Cross Roads25,000
A. 646—Improvement at No. 550, Halifax Road, Todmorden150
A. 646—Improvement at Burnley Road, Todmorden5,100
A. 646—Widening at Vale Mill, Cornholme1,580
A. 58—Improvement at Whitehall Road, Hunsworth250
CLASSIFIED ROADS
Estimated CostGrant
West Riding County Council:
Class I—££
Improvement at Station Hotel, Guiseley (A. 65)645484
Improvement in Broad Street, Rawmarsh (A. 633)700525
Footpath in High Street, Rawmarsh (A. 633)253190
Improvement in Crowtrees Lane, Brighouse (A. 643)9672
Class II—
Widening South of Sherwood Brow, Settle (B. 6479)1,7511,050
Widening South of Sherwood House, Settle (B. 6479)1,9481,169
Improvement at Corner of Ferrensby Cross Roads, Nidderdale (B. 6166)232139
Improvement at Little Ribston, Wetherby (B. 6164)2,7241,634
Improvement near Kiveton Park Cinema, Kiveton (B. 6059)1,150690
Improvement at junction with New Street, Darfield (B. 6096)343205
Footpath near Darton School, Darton (B. 6131)876526
Footpath First Avenue to Fitzwilliam Hotel, Hemsworth (B. 6273)735442
Widening near Church Street Junction, Hoyland Nether (B. 6097)986592
Class III—
Improvement at junction with Charles Street, Bingley804402
Improvement in High Street, Markington810405
Improvement at Doctor Lane, Harthill369185
Improvement at junction with Barleycroft Lane, Dinnington281140
Improvement in Village Street, Kellington804402
Improvement in Water Lane, Stainforth10452
Widening at Thorpe Salvin733367
Improvement in Cooper Lane near Bradford C.B. Boundary (Queensbury and Shelf U.D.)2,2511,125
Improvement at junction with Station Road, Morley1,500750
Sheffield County Borough Council:
Class II—
Provision of traffic roundabout—Greenhill Road (B. 6054) and Bocking Lane4,8152,889
Class III—
Improvement of two sections of Derbyshire Lane3,6401,820
Barnsley County Borough Council:
Class I—
Footpath in Peel Square (A. 628 and A. 635)4,9403,705

The following road improvement schemes for the West Riding of Yorkshire have so far been formally authorised; a number of other schemes, including the reconstruction of Doncaster Mill Bridge announced in the Minister's statement of 8th December last, will be authorised during the remainder of the financial year.