'What an absolute joke' - Anger as cracked Elland Road could take 12 months to repair

A large crack appeared in the road on Monday February 24 , around the junction with Park Road, by Ash Grove Pipeworks, requiring the road to be completely closed.

Initial investigations have shown that this has been caused by a landslip as the ground has become saturated following the extensive rainfall over recent weeks and months.

Investigations are continuing to determine the best course of action to repair the road, with a number of possible solutions being looked at - all of which require a significant amount of engineering work.

As such, it’s likely that the road will remain closed for the foreseeable future, with an estimated timescale of around 6 to 12 months Calderdale Council has said.

The work is also likely to be costly, with early indications suggesting that repair costs are likely to be in the region of around £2.5million.

The Council is continuing to seek funding from the Government to assist with the recovery for this and other storm related infrastructure damage.

This is how you have been reacting to the news that road could be closed for a year.

Jonny FG: "I’ve tweeted Calderdale Council several times already. Elland Lane / Lower Edge is in urgent need of traffic control for the duration of the Park Road works.

"It’s pandemonium during rush hour and there is going to be a serious accident outside Old Earth School."

Michael Christopher Robinson: "Great 12 months stuck in traffic around Rastrick and Brighouse."

John Sutcliffe: "This landslide has been going on for the last 50 years. They tried to shore up the hillside with a few concrete flags.the amount of water that comes from the hillside no wonder it is collapsing. Shame on you council."

Laura Gonzalez: "Have a word with yourselves Calderdale Council it shouldn’t take this long. You said 12 months for Elland Bridge then it was more like 15 months.... And all this “waiting for the ground to dry”, you know this is Britain, right?

Nick Davis: "Pathetic..12 months to fix a bit of road."

Joanne Richardson: "Nightmare. Twelve months? What an absolute joke."