Transport Strategy archive
Documents relating to the public consultation, Integrated Sustainability Appraisal and Leeds City Region Metro Study supporting the creation of the West Yorkshire Transport Strategy.
Our ambition is to create a modern, world-class, well-connected transport system that makes travel around West Yorkshire easy and reliable.
To deliver our vison of a globally-recognised economy where good growth delivers high levels of prosperity, jobs and quality of life for everyone, we need a modern, world-class, well-connected transport system that makes travel around West Yorkshire easy and reliable.
The West Yorkshire Transport Strategy 2040 sets out how we intend to achieve this.
To realise our ambitions for the region, the transport strategy must address the following objectives:
The Transport Strategy 2040 encompasses a wide range of projects, all designed to deliver on the vision of providing modern, world-class, well-connected and reliable transport to enhance business success and people’s lives.
Projects include taking steps to reduce vehicle emissions, making roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians, major road improvements such as Castleford Northern Gateway, East Leeds Orbital Road, the Leeds Bradford Airport Link Road and rolling out Smart Motorways.
The Transport Strategy also covers major improvements to our rail stations and continuing rail electrification, the design and consultation over HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, and further improvements to the MCard smartcard travel system, as well as improved flood defences, pothole repairs and road improvements.
For more information about the West Yorkshire Transport Strategy, download the full strategy pdf
Documents relating to the public consultation, Integrated Sustainability Appraisal and Leeds City Region Metro Study supporting the creation of the West Yorkshire Transport Strategy.
Written evidence submitted by West Yorkshire Combined Authority (INV0041)
Improvement schemes and projects currently being undertaken by West Yorkshire Combined Authority