Link road to reduce congestion on busy junctions now open

The short road links up All Saints Road with Horton Park Avenue, near Copthorne School.

As well as the new section of road, there will also be no right or left turn from Great Horton Road into All Saints Road, with motorists using the link road and new roundabout on Horton Park Avenue to reach Great Horton Road.

These latest completed works are part of the final phase of works making improvements along All Saints Road, Great Horton Road and their junctions with Horton Grange Road – some of the most congested junctions in the city.

This scheme, which is anticipated to complete in late March, has been fully funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority through the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund – a capital grant transport fund provided by the Department for Transport.

It is hoped the work will provide benefits to local residents, businesses and road users in the area, improving access to local amenities, reducing congestion and improving journey time reliability for bus users.

There has also been tree planting and landscaping as part of the project.

A map showing the new road layout (Image: Bradford Council)

The improvements in this area include:

• The new link road which removes the majority of through-traffic from a narrow and heavily congested section of All Saints Road near to Copthorne Primary School, improving the environment for walking and cycling around nearby homes and the school.

• A signalled T-junction where Horton Park Avenue meets Great Horton Road.

• Modernised bus shelters and laybys.

• Improved pedestrian crossings with a mixture of new and improved signalled, zebra and crossing islands.

• Improvements to the existing car park on Horton Park Avenue, with sustainable drainage and landscaping for improved flood resilience.

• Landscaping upgrades with tree planting improving the area.

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration, Planning and Transport, said: “The All Saints Road and Horton Park Road junctions with Great Horton Road have long been pinch points for motorists causing traffic congestion in the area. These works aim to ease this congestion and increase safety for pedestrians along with improving the environment for local residents. I’m delighted we’ve been able to use the funds from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund for this scheme.

“This is capital grant transport funding which is provided by the Department for Transport, and we cannot use it for any other purposes.”