Close cross-border working will enable improvements to a Shelf roundabout to be made more smoothly, say senior councillors.

Calderdale Council Cabinet’s approved the authority’s highways capital spending budget for 2023-34 this week.

A ward councillor was pleased to see a roundabout in his constituency was set to see some work.

Coun Martin Hey (Green, Northowram and Shelf) wanted to know how, as Cooper Lane roundabout is on the authority’s border with Bradford Council, things would proceed.

“Residents of Shelf will be pleased to see the council is likely to take action on improving the safety of the Cooper Lane roundabout in the coming year.

“I was hoping it would be possible to give some further detail on how the work will  be approached and whether, in particular, there is still a requirement for work to be undertaken outside Calderdale, and outside the council’s control, before any improvements can proceed?”

Council Leader Coun Jane Scullion (Lab, Luddenden Foot) said all councils had borders and tried to work very closely with their neighbours on projects.

Cabinet member for Public Services and Communities, Coun Jenny Lynn (Lab, Park) said she would get a written response for him.

“I’ll certainly be liaising with our officer in charge of the highways programme to make sure that we do take into account the need to connect across borders because, yes, it’s right on the edge there,” she said.