Issue details

Getting Building Fund - Leeds Liverpool Canal

This scheme will support completion of the remaining 2km of canal towpath on the Leeds Liverpool Canal that will provide a continuous walking and cycling route from Leeds City Centre towards the Yorkshire Dales providing an all-weather route that will help boost tourism and leisure throughout the year providing support to the local economy all year round, as well as providing a sustainable, low-cost, travel link to access local employment and skills opportunities. This will not only boost the local area but also beyond to areas like the World Heritage Site at Saltaire and out to the Yorkshire Dales through West Yorkshires towns and villages.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure/Savings > £1 million;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/08/2020

Decision due: 4 Sep 2020 by West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Lead director: Chief Operating Officer

Contact: Kate Thompson Email: kate.thompson@westyorks-ca.gov.uk.

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