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WORK to widen the main road between Elland and Halifax is set for completion by early 2019 - following unexpected setbacks.
The scheme, which includes widening Salterhebble Hill to four lanes, installing new traffic light technology and improving facilities for pedestrians and cyclists, began last August and was expected to be completed this summer.
The road is the main route between Huddersfield and Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax.
The multi-million pound scheme is part of one of the biggest and most complex highways projects ever undertaken by Calderdale Council.
A council spokesperson said work had been complicated by the discovery of three uncharted stone arch culverts thought to date back to the Industrial Revolution. Thousands of gallons of water had...