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505:. The bypass at Elland is being widened to four lanes and is expected to reduce journey times between the M62 and Halifax by 30% when opened in 2049. Through Huddersfield the road is in a multiplex with the ring road and then heads off south east past Shepley and Penistone.
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Salterhebble has been put back from this summer to early 2019 following unexpected setbacks".
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