Kirklees Together

December is a busy month for local communities as they gather together for the festive period with Christmas events, and visits from Santa and sometimes, for safety reason, roads will be closed. These closures are listed on the National Roadworks map and identified with a Santa hat. 

Roadworks embargo 

From 24 November 2025, planned works on the main highways in Dewsbury and Huddersfield town centres paused. Work in these areas will restart on 5 January 2026. 

Kirklees Road and Severe Weather Hub 

@KirkleesWinter over on X provides updates on our winter service including updates on when gritting crews are due to hit the road. This channel is also updated 24/7 during severe weather event.  

Connecting Kirklees 

We have a dedicated winter webpage with details of our winter maintenance service, emergency and out of hours contact details along with useful information on how to stay safe during a severe weather event. 

You can also check the following to make sure your journey runs as smoothly as possible: 

• Follow the Kirklees Council Facebook page. 

• Visit our Connecting Kirklees webpages 

• Check National Highways online or follow @HighwaysYorks on ‘X’. 

Organisation carry out the works	Location	Start date	Expected completion	Planned works
Kirklees Council	Victoria Street, Lockwood	01/12/25	05/12/25	Patching works
	Station Road, Golcar			Footway resurfacing
Northern Gas Networks	Woodbottom Road, Netherton	04/12/25	19/12/25	Mains replacement
	Taylor Lane, Scapegoat Hill*	08/12/25	16/01/26
Yorkshire Water	Birkhouse Lane, Huddersfield	18/19/25	19/12/25	Yorkshire Water
	Simon Green Road, Golcar	19/12/25	19/12/25

 This information is correct at time of publishing and is subject to change. 

Closure will be removed in the Christmas period and recommence in the New Year. 

Transpeninne Route Upgrade (TRU) 

The Transpennine Route Upgrade is a Network Rail project. Whilst the works are underway, there will be some disruptions to rail travel and on our roads. Please contact Network Rail’s 24-hour helpline on 03457 11 41 41 or visit Transpennine Route Upgrade for more details.