Wakefield Council teams are carrying out a series of improvements across the city centre as part of the Summer of Action programme. The work aims to make the city centre cleaner, safer and more welcoming for residents, visitors and businesses.
Cleansing, highways and urban gardening teams have been involved in the improvements. Recent work includes deep cleaning and sweeping on Jacobs Well Lane, where a mechanical sweeper has been used to clean the road and surrounding lay-bys and kerb edges by Wakefield One.
Work completed so far
Cleansing teams have swept both sides of Westgate, removing leaves, litter and cigarette ends. Across Westgate, teams have removed weeds from pavements and block paving, cleared overgrown areas around Parliament Street and Smyth Street car park, and carried out hedge cutting and strimming around Marsh Way. Lay-bys and pavements have also been cleared of weeds.
Urban gardening teams have tidied key green spaces. This includes clearing weeds from large flower beds and tree bases, and carrying out maintenance around the memorial tree.
Following issues with littering and antisocial behaviour, the area outside Wakefield Exchange has been cleaned using litter-picking teams, jet washers and mechanical sweepers.
What's next
Teams will jet wash Market Street, Queen Street and Westgate to keep paths clean and make the city centre more attractive. The Summer of Action is a focused programme of improvements that will be reviewed as it progresses, while longer-term regeneration plans for the city continue to be developed.
