Redevelopment of Halifax Bus Station begins

Construction will get underway next month on a new £17.7m bus facility, delivered by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in partnership with Calderdale Council.

The new bus station will deliver improved passenger facilities and better access to the town centre, alongside environmentally friendly features, such as measures to enable the introduction of electric bus charging points in the future, bike parking, solar panels and a living roof.

The existing bus station will be partially closed to the public from 5 September, with most bus services running from the town centre during the day.

The project was granted planning permission last autumn, as part of a wider package of schemes to transform the way people travel in the town, and is being delivered with funding from the Leeds City Region Transforming Cities Fund.

Cllr Jane Scullion, Calderdale Council’s cabinet member for regeneration and strategy, said: ‘This is the latest milestone in the major regeneration work and transport improvements happening across Calderdale. The modern new bus station will support our inclusive economic recovery from the pandemic, and our work to tackle the climate emergency and become a zero-carbon borough by 2038, if not sooner.’

Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe, chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s transport committee and leader of Bradford Council, said: ‘We have been working closely with bus operators and our partners at Calderdale Council to minimise disruption and ensure people can continue to access Halifax town centre by public transport.

‘It is more important than ever that we continue to invest in a modern, accessible transport network, which supports economic growth by connecting more people with job, training and education opportunities.’

Construction work is expected to be complete by summer 2023.

In related news, people are being asked for their views on plans to transform Huddersfield Bus Station, as part of a £32m package of transport improvements in the town being delivered by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Kirklees Council.

Photo supplied by West Yorkshire Combined Authority