Bradford District Local Infrastructure Baseline Study - working draft ...

A rail engineering consultant for this scheme has now been appointed and the new station
should be operational by 2013/2014. It is unlikely that this scheme could be accelerated due
to the complexities involved in delivering rail related schemes and the rail industry's approval
procedures.
Traffic Light Priority for Buses
This West Yorkshire wide scheme will include the introduction of equipment to provide bus
detection for up to 60 sites in Bradford. This will give priority to late running buses at traffic
signals. It is envisaged that 5 of these sites will be implemented by the end of the current
financial year together with an upgrade to the Urban Traffic Control system to work with the
new detection equipment.
Other Considerations:
Strategic Road Network- Highway Agency’s previous modelling work has identified a need
for a number of improvements to junctions on the SRN in and close to Bradford District to
cater for traffic growth generated by proposed developments emerging from the LDF
process in all of the Districts of West Yorkshire. Issues relating to the existing peak period
congestion on the M62 eastbound between Junctions 24 (Ainley Top) and 27 (Gildersome)
and westbound between Junctions 28 (Tingley) and 26 (Chain Bar) have been addressed by
the Managed Motorway and Hard Shoulder Running scheme that is expected to commence
by 2015. The objectives of this scheme are to increase capacity for strategic traffic and to
relieve existing traffic delays. Although the M62 motorway does not enter Bradford District,
the scheme will address congestion problems that have an adverse effect on traffic
movement to and from Bradford.
Apperley Bridge Rail Station- The provision of a new station at Apperley Bridge is included in
a Leeds City Region Rail Growth Package which has been submitted to the Department for
Transport for approval. As part of the Comprehensive Spending Review the Department
resolved that this Package would be included in the pot of 22 schemes across the country
where promoters would be asked to provide more information. A decision would then be
made by the Department on which schemes would be supported. This decision is expected
by the end of 2011.
Caldervale Line- Bradford Council is working with officers from Leeds, Calderdale and
Rochdale Councils, as well as Metro, the Greater Manchester Transport Executive, Network
Rail and Northern Rail, to identify proposals that would improve the operation of, and journey
times on, the Caldervale line. Any viable proposal could be subject of a future bid for funding
in recognition of the importance of the line to the Districts through which it passes and it’s
potential to improve the economy of the Leeds and Manchester City Regions
4.0 Leeds City Region Transport Strategy
Bradford’s growing population and the 50,000 new houses planned across the district means
that there is a need to ensure that the transport infrastructure will allow efficient access to
employment and services both within and outside the district. The Leeds City Region
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