A629 road

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A629
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The A629 Keighley Road, in the village of Illingworth
Major junctions
North endA65/A59 Skipton
Major intersectionsUK road A59.svg A59
UK road A65.svg A65
UK road A6131.svg A6131
UK road A6068.svg A6068
UK road A6034.svg A6034
UK road A650.svg A650
UK road A6035.svg A6035
UK road A6033.svg A6033
UK road A644.svg A644
UK road A58.svg A58
UK road A646.svg A646
UK road A6026.svg A6026
UK road A6025.svg A6025
UK road A643.svg A643
UK road A62.svg A62
UK road A642.svg A642
UK road A635.svg A635
UK road A628.svg A628
UK road A616.svg A616
UK road A61.svg A61
UK road A6135.svg A6135
UK-Motorway-M1.svg M1
UK road A6109.svg A6109
UK road A6123.svg A6123
UK road A630.svg A630
South endRotherham
Location
Country United Kingdom
Road network
← UK road A628.svg A628 → UK road A630.svg A630

The A629 road is an intra-Yorkshire road that runs from Skipton to Rotherham through Keighley, Halifax, Huddersfield and Chapeltown in Yorkshire, England. The road runs through North, West and South Yorkshire, but before 1974, the entire length of the road was wholly within the boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is designated as a primary route through most of its length.

Contents

The road is part of the intended Doncaster to Kendal Trunk Route which was designated as a trunk road in 1946.

Parts of the road are designated as a High Load Route by the UK Government although the section through Burncross to Chapeltown is designated as B road (B6546) because of a weight restriction.

Route

The very northern section of the route partially runs over the route of the Keighley and Kendal Turnpike. [1] Most parts have been bypassed such as the section between Snaygill to the south of Skipton onto the A65/A59 roundabout which opened in 1981. [2] Southern parts of the route were formerly the Huddersfield to Penistone Turnpike and the Halifax to Sheffield Turnpike. [3]

Along with the A65 and the A650, the A629 is part of the intended Doncaster to Kendal trunk route [note 1] [4] which was meant to provide a through route between the two towns and cut across the Aire Gap. [5] As the section of the A629 between Skipton and Keighley is designated as a trunk route, it is maintained by the Highways Agency as opposed to the local authorities. [6] Additionally; the section between Kildwick roundabout and Keighley is designated as a Highways Agency High Route (IE one that high loads should take to avoid bridges). [7]

From the north the route starts at the A65/A59 roundabout to the northeast of Skipton and heads southwards through the Aire Valley bypassing Skipton, Farnhill and Kildwick. Just before the Kildwick level crossing, the road takes a bypass around Eastburn and Steeton on a dual carriageway that was opened in 1989. At Keighley, the A629 diverts through the town whilst Aire Valley traffic takes the A650. Through and beyond Keighley to Halifax, the road is a single carriageway. [8]

After going through Keighley town centre, the road heads due south but up onto the high ground through Ingrow, Cross Roads and Denholme. After Denholme the road crosses over into Calderdale and goes through Illingworth, Ovenden and Halifax. [9] The section of road between Halifax and Huddersfield is the main link between the two towns [10] and incorporates a bad junction with the A6026 in Salterhebble and the Elland bypass that leads up towards a junction with the M62 Motorway. The bypass at Elland is being widened to four lanes and is expected to reduce journey times between the M62 and Halifax by 30% when opened in 2024. [11] Through Huddersfield the road is in a multiplex with the ring road and then heads off south east past Shepley and Penistone. [12]

The route is broken on Burncross road through Chapeltown due to a 7.5-tonne (8.3-ton) weight restriction on the road, [13] but was traditionally part of the A629. [14] [15] Heavy goods traffic is expected to divert onto the A61 north, use the M1 motorway south and then pick up the A629 at junction 35 for Chapeltown to access the rest of the route towards Rotherham. [16]

Incidents and safety

In May 2011, a section of the southbound Elland bypass was closed after boulders, remnants of a quarry that the bypass was built next to, came crashing down into the road. [17]

According to the Eurorap safety rating, the A629 is a Medium High-Risk Road between Skipton and Huddersfield and a Medium-Risk Road between Huddersfield and Rotherham. [18]

In January 2017, a man was shot by police on the side of the A629 southbound just by junction 24 of the M62 Motorway.(although this wasn't technically the A629 but a spur connecting the A629 to the motorway network) [19] The police announced it was a pre-planned operation as they had credible information that the man was carrying a gun. [20]

Congestion

As the road passes through the major conurbations of Keighley, Halifax, Huddersfield and Rotherham, it is prone to some congestion especially during the morning and evening peak periods. The junction of the road with the A6026 and the B6112 in Saltherhebble, regularly sees queuing traffic for over a 1-mile (1.6 km) southbound that takes between 12 and 15 minutes to get through. [21]

Kirklees Council have previously acknowledged that the A629 is one of the busiest roads in Kirklees. [22]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Doncaster to Kendal Trunk Route was instituted in 1946 and was to have used the A638, A650, A6035, A629, A59 and the A65.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Build a road and someone uses it". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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  10. ↑ "A629 Halifax Road (Phase 5) Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). kirklees.gov.uk. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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