£75m Cooper Bridge road scheme to move to the next stage despite issues remaining with plan

The A62 to Cooper Bridge Corridor Improvement Scheme is one of the biggest infrastructure projects planned in West Yorkshire, and will see major changes to a “pinch point” junction between Mirfield and Brighouse.

The £75m project will lead to an enlarged roundabout at Cooper Bridge junction, the widening of Cooper Bridge Road from three lanes to four lanes between Cooper Bridge junction and Bradley junction, modifications to Bradley junction, five new signalised shared use crossings and 2.4km of new segregated cycling facilities.

At a meeting of West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Place, Regeneration and Housing Committee on Tuesday, members were asked to approve the next stage in the project – the development of a full business case for the scheme.

A report into the project described the junction as “the corridor with the largest movement of people in the region.