Halifax Bus Station Redevelopment wins Transport Project of the Year at the 2024 British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA).

Stephen George + Partners (SGP) is delighted to announce that the £17.9m Halifax Bus Station Redevelopment has won Transport Project of the Year at the 2024 British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA).

Halifax Bus Station is a key regeneration project and mainstay of West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s and Calderdale Council’s plans to transform local public transport and the project was praised by the Award judges for its design and the way the bus station acts as a gateway to the town.

SGP’s design for Halifax Bus Station marries contemporary sustainable architecture with existing listed heritage assets, using a simple and contemporary ‘pavilion’ form to create a bold gateway to the town centre for passengers and passers-by. A simple steel frame supports the stunning wildflower and sedum roof, flowing down as the concourse gently traverses the steep site, improving access for users with walking difficulties or wheelchairs.

In addition to a fully enclosed concourse with 19 DIRO stands and waiting areas, SGP’s innovative Y-shaped configuration of stands allows facilities such as a retail unit, waiting rooms and a café area to be sited in the triangular centre, serving all the stands. Creating segregated foot and vehicular paths, the concourse is the shortest route for pedestrians to get to the stands which will be separated from the bus concourse by means of a fully glazed screen and automatic doors.

Alistair Branch, Partner at SGP, comments: “We are delighted that Halifax Bus Station has secured this prestigious national construction award at one of the UK’s premier events. SGP is proud to continue our long-standing relationship with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, delivering the next generation of bus stations within West Yorkshire. Halifax Bus Station is a once-in-a-generation project, a statement building, sustainable and future-proofed with the infrastructure to embrace new technologies such as electric buses. A real asset for the Combined Authority, Halifax and the people of the town.”

Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, said: “As one of the first projects we completed in my second term as Mayor, I’m so proud that our state-of-the-art Halifax Bus Station is getting the recognition it deserves. It’s been a huge effort from everybody involved to create a world-class facility, helping get more people out of their cars and onto public transport. And there’s so much more to come as we deliver a greener and better-connected West Yorkshire that works for all.”

Halifax Bus station redevelopment project has received funding through the Transforming Cities Fund and match funding from the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund. SGP is the architect for the project, while AECOM is lead consultant providing engineering, planning, environment, and transport planning. The contractor for the scheme is Willmott Dixon.

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