Residents are being asked to comment on plans for a new bus station in Halifax, which is due to be completed by 2023. West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and Calderdale Council’s £15.4 million scheme aims to deliver a modern, fit for purpose facility that complements the surrounding heritage, public realm and urban fabric of Halifax town centre.
Providing better accessibility and increased safety, proposals include a level and fully enclosed passenger concourse with improved facilities that ensure the separation of passengers and buses. The concourse would include opportunities for shops and cafés, real-time information for buses and nearby train services and charging points for electric buses and cycles.
From Monday 13 January to Wednesday 12 February, people are able to see the plans and give feedback online via the WYCA’s Your Voice website at www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/hbs. There will be two drop-in sessions where people can see the plans, meet the project team, ask questions and provide feedback, on Tuesday 21 January at Halifax Town Hall from 1600 to 2000hrs, and Saturday 1 February at Halifax Borough Market from 1000 to 1400hrs. Following the public drop-in events, people will also have the opportunity to review the exhibition boards at Halifax Central Library from Sunday 2 to Thursday 13 February.
Cllr Kim Groves, Chair of the WYCA’s Transport Committee said: “Good services and high-quality facilities that attract more people to want to use local buses are key to us accomplishing the Combined Authority’s economic and environmental goals by reducing congestion and the CO2 emissions it causes. “A new bus station in Halifax would help to achieve this as well as providing huge support for local job creation. It would underpin new and expanded local businesses, learning opportunities, the development of commercial units and housing construction.” 
