Two-month road closure due to collapsed culverts

A road, which runs between Bradford and Calderdale, is set to close for two months, due to three collapsed culverts.

The culverts carry rainwater runoff under the A6033, between Oxenhope and Hebden Bridge.

Bradford Council said the Victorian structures had not been built to take today's heavy traffic and due to their collapse, water had not been running as it should.

Due to the deep excavation work required to fix them, the road would need to be closed for two months, from 2 June, to allow work to be carried out safely.

Worth Valley councillor Rebecca Poulsen said two of the broken culverts were on the Bradford Council side and one was on the Calderdale Council side of the road.

Repairs were originally planned to take four months but the road is now set to reopen on 18 July, with the remaining work undertaken using temporary traffic lights.

The closure will begin at Keepers Lodge with a diversion in place and the A3 bus will terminate in Oxenhope.

While the closure is in place, Bradford Council will carry out other work on the A6033 including wall repairs.

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