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Tunnels: Bradford

Commons · Question 123831 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 17 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the value for money of the decision by National Highways to block up the Queensbury Tunnel in the Bradford Metropolitan District.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Apr 2026

Sustrans (now called Walk, Wheel, Cycle Trust) produced a report for Bradford Council that assessed the Benefit Cost Ratios (BCR) of the active travel route options. The options included routes that would use the Queensbury Tunnel. The report made clear t...