Holmfirth Town Centre improvements - Traffic Updates
As you will know there are currently major improvements underway in the Town centre of Holmfirth. A local resident, and business owner, Isobel Heeley is liaising with the council and their team to provide local residents with updates about planned works and where they will take place. Isobel has kindly allowed us to copy the posts she makes on the Holmfirth Community Page on Facebook. Each time she posts an update we will put it on this page for those of you who do not connect to Facebook.
HOLMFIRTH MARKET HALL ROAD WORKS UPDATE - Week 9/72
GOOD NEWS: Reflection
- Schools have re-opened with none of the feared traffic chaos - in fact - no problem at all from the Market Hall road works!
- CR Reynolds went above and beyond to clear (and even sweep) Hollowgate in time for the Food Festival. They had to put everything back again on Monday. Big shout out for them!
- No traffic flow issues from the road works on Victoria Street. I know there were some problems for deliveries and regarding taxis - but these issues were resolved as soon as Reynolds were made aware.
- Despite the discovery of an unmapped gas pipe, and several cellars underground on the north side (Magic Rock) of Victoria St work continues on track, with just a couple of days delay. Due to the latter, the proposed Disabled Parking bay and Delivery Bay will be delayed.
- Foot fall in Holmfirth remains high - A MASSIVE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY! It is vital to small businesses that you continue to support them over the Christmas period. PLEASE SHOP LOCAL!
NEXT PHASE - This may cause traffic flow issues for the next few weeks!
- On the 20th Sept work will pause on the north side of Victoria St and switch to the south side to tidy up that side. This should be completed by end of Friday and road cleared of cones etc…
- On the 24th/25th work will begin to widen the pavement from the Cheese Shop to Nellie’s Keepsake Co. This will involve temporary traffic lights outside Nellie’s onto Victoria St below the yellow box (outside Patten Principle). I estimate approx 2 weeks for this work dependent on any issues arising.
I will advise specific dates for the following as we get to them:
The next two phases will involve widening the pavements from the Library to Reef & Co. This will see road narrowing as has been seen before on Huddersfield Rd, the disconnection of the main traffic lights and temporary lights.
Then widening of pavements on the south corner of Victoria St - Charlie’s Bar to Piccolino’s Car Park are to be widened. Road narrowing as above
This may cause traffic flow issues and make turning into and out of Victoria Street very tight for large vehicles. Reynolds will have a Traffic Management Officer on site to monitor and respond.
THERE WILL BE NO ROAD TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (CONES, BARRIERS, TRAFFIC LIGHTS) from 27th NOVEMBER UNTIL 8th JANUARY This is to help people enjoy the Christmas period.