AN update has been provided on the work to demolish a Bradford city centre car park as part of major plans.
The NCP car park is set to be bulldozed as part of plans for the pedestrianisation of Hall Ings and a new entrance for Bradford Interchange.
Bradford Council bought the Hall Ings car park for £4.15 million in 2017, saying the site was part of a long-term plan to improve the Interchange.
The NCP in Hall Ings will be flattened and a new entranceway to the station will be built in its place. It will lead to a pedestrianised Hall Ings and extended Norfolk Gardens park.
Bradford Council Highways has given an update on social media on the demolition work at the NCP and how it is progressing. It stated that final preparatory works are underway for the demolition of the former car park.
The demolition project began on July 17 and work completed so far has included the removal of asbestos on-site. It has also seen the removal of temporary hoarding and protection. Retail units at the site, including City of Cycling, have also been cleared.
All internal crash barriers at the site have also been removed to allow needle installation for screens. Other work completed so far at the car park site has included full height scaffold installed to the back of the car park for protection measures.
The NCP was closed to drivers earlier this year in order for the work to get underway. The NCP car park will be taken down bit by bit from the inside of the building. The demolition process of the NCP will include a construction base initially put in place along the front of the building on Hall Ings.
Once the top layers of the car park have been demolished, larger construction vehicles will first target the middle section of the building before focusing on the building’s remains either side. The stairwell and lift section in the left-hand side of the building will be the final piece of the puzzle.
The valuable, waste material from the NCP will be used to fill Jacob’s Well roundabout.
The Interchange work will be funded by over £16m from the Government’s Transforming Cities Fund.
The 18-month long works to transform Bradford city centre got underway last month.
The council and its construction partner, Balfour Beatty, warned of significant delays and disruption to motorists for journeys to and from the city centre.
