Spring reopening for landslip road shut for a year

A road in Huddersfield is expected to reopen within the next seven weeks after being shut for more than a year due to a landslip.

Dalton Bank Road was closed in January 2024 following the incident and works were ongoing ready for the road to re-open in the spring, according to Kirklees Council.

The works started last month and were expected to take about 10 weeks, a spokesperson said.

Councillor Munir Ahmed, cabinet member for environment and highways, said: "We would like to thank residents and business owners in the area for their patience and understanding during the extended road closure and while these key repair works take place and apologise for any further inconvenience caused."

The road will remain closed to vehicles while engineers carry out the construction of a "gravity burr wall" which will support the highway where the landslip happened, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The council said that due to the nature and location of the landslip, the highways team had carried out extensive investigations working closely with a geotechnical groundworks specialist to examine the cause and determine a solution.

The current vehicle diversion would remain in place until the works were completed, the council said.

Pedestrians and cyclists would continue to have access around the site on Dalton Bank Road during the works, while residents would still be able to access their homes from Nettleton Road and Bog Green Lane.

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