The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (CA) has appointed the Jacobs and Mott MacDonald consortium as the Design Development Partner for the next phase of the West Yorkshire Mass Transit Programme to be integrated with cycling, walking, and rail.

The Jacobs-Mott MacDonald consortium will support CA in further developing the mass transit program’s first phases, which include Light Rapid Transit. This requires taking the existing concept design through completion and providing all professional services and technical support to deliver the network’s first phase before the end of this decade. The CA anticipates the early construction stage will begin in 2028, with phase one to include two lines serving Leeds and Bradford. The system is one of the largest urban transit schemes in the U.K. The CA will continue to work with local authorities to enable future phases of a mass transit network to reach other parts of West Yorkshire.