Bradford city centre regeneration projects wins regional Yorkshire awards
Bradford Live beat other projects including two from Bradford in the same category: Darley Street Market, and Shipley Sustainable Community Hub, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said.It also faced non-Bradford projects including the refurbishment of Hull's Maritime Museum and Leeds City College's Mabgate Campus.The Bradford projects were funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority's Transforming Cities Fund and run by construction firm Balfour Beatty.The work to re-open Bradford Interchange after a year-long closure, carried out by the construction firm, was shortlisted and highly commended in the Integration and Collaborative Working Award.
The awards celebrate the built environment and construction industry and are organised annually by Leeds Beckett University's School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing.
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