Editing Elland (section)

==Transport==
The [[Calder and Hebble Navigation]] opened in the late-18th century to serve the growing [[Industrial Revolution|industrialisation]] of the Calder Valley. [[Elland railway station]] closed in 1962 but the line is still in use as a passenger service for the [[Caldervale Line]]. The station has been proposed for re-opening with direct services to {{rws|Leeds}}, [[Bradford Interchange|Bradford]], [[Halifax railway station (England)|Halifax]] and {{rws|Huddersfield}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hirst |first1=Ian |title=Overwhelming support for £20m Elland train station as hundreds back plan |url=https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/overwhelming-support-ps20m-elland-train-station-hundreds-back-plan-85371 |access-date=14 May 2020 |work=Halifax Courier |date=8 March 2019 }}</ref>

As of March 2023 planning approval for the new station has been granted, with building work due to begin in 2024 and an estimated completion date of 2025.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/people/its-fantastic-news-businesses-welcome-planning-go-ahead-for-elland-rail-station-4064972/|title=Elland Railway Station gets planning go-ahead – here's when it could be built by|work=Halifax Courier|access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref>

The [[A643 road]] begins in [[Leeds]] and ended in Elland. It passes [[Leeds United]]'s football ground, [[Elland Road]]. It now ends at junction 23 of the [[M62 motorway]]. The Elland bypass started construction on 23 February 1976 to finish by the end of August 1978, costing £8.5&nbsp;million, built by A.&nbsp;Monk.<ref>''Huddersfield Examiner'' Tuesday 18 January 1977, page 8</ref><ref>''Huddersfield Examiner'' Friday 11 August 1978, page 19</ref> The steel construction was by Braithwaites.<ref>''Retford Times Friday 14 January 1977, page 1</ref> It was opened at 11&nbsp;am on Wednesday 13 December 1978 by Tom Batty, the chairman of [[West Yorkshire County Council]].<ref>''Huddersfield Examiner'' Tuesday 12 December 1978, page 5</ref>