A650 Bingley Relief Road
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Scheme Outline
Construction of a new dual-two lane road, including a grade separated junction partway along, between the A650 at Shipley and the existing dual carriageway at Keighley. Because of the steep geography of the area the road is being constructed in spare land alongside the Leeds-Liverpool Canal through the centre of Bingley.
You can see more on the Bingley Relief Road in the CBRD Photo Gallery.
Timeline
- 1992
- M65 completed to junction 14 in Colne.
- 1992
- Advance earthworks in the centre of Bingley are completed some ten years before work on the road actually starts.
- 1997
- M65 route from Preston to Colne is fully complete. M65-A6068-A650 route becomes more heavily used as a Pennine crossing. Traffic congestion, already bad in Bingley, becomes unbearable.
- 2001
- The Highways Agency begins construction work.
Project Statistics
- Cost
- £48 million
- Finance
- Central Government
- Estimated duration of works
- 2001-2004
- Length of new road
- 3 miles
Progress
- December 2003
- Road opens to traffic.
More Information
- Website
- www.bingleyreliefroad.co.uk
With thanks to Jim Rayner and Mike for information on this page.
