Bradford Interchange: Temporary options considered for 2025

Bradford Interchange bus station closed after concrete fell into an underground car park

A temporary bus station could be set up in Bradford city centre should the work needed to repair Bradford Interchange stretch into 2025.

Bradford Interchange bus station has been closed since early January after a block of concrete from the structure collapsed into an underground car park.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) said it was in talks to find potential sites for a temporary option.

Results of a survey on the current site are due in the next few weeks.

If that reveals repairs will continue into 2025, when Bradford is UK City of Culture, then a temporary site would be established, the authority said.

'Best light'

A temporary bus layover is currently in operation at the Jacob's Well car park, and buses begin and end their journeys at temporary stops scattered around the city centre, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said.

Simon Warburton, executive director of transport at WYCA, said: "The Interchange is a significant and unusual structure, we have to be sure that it is safe to run 12 tonne vehicles over it.

"In the coming weeks the survey work that is being done should bring some conclusions as to the scale of the work that will be needed to reinstate the facility.

"At that point we should be able to give members more details with regards to where we go next."

He said there was "a lot of work intended to show Bradford in the best light for the City of Culture year."

Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe said: "This has been a huge inconvenience and continues to be, particularly with the wet weather and no shelters at many of the temporary stops.

"It is not an ideal situation at all."