The way parts of Huddersfield will be shut off to motorists is starting to take shape – and disabled drivers will not be exempt.

Motorists will not be able to drive along High Street towards Huddersfield town hall during the day once ‘bus gates’ are installed.

Kirklees Council has begun warning people to prepare for the changes, due to begin in February.

Signs have gone up on High Street as road and pavement works commence.

Bus gates to be installed on High Street, Huddersfield.

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And they have confirmed disabled drivers heading for disabled parking spaces at the bottom of Ramsden Street, in front of the town hall, will not be exempt.

They will have to approach from the other end as it will also be illegal to turn right from Albion Street.

The controversial ‘bus gates’ proposal was approved by councillors last April.

It will see the roads marked up and cameras fitted to snare any drivers who sneak through. No physical gates or bollards will be installed. Anyone who breaks the rules will be fined £60 or £30 if they cough up within 21 days.

A bus gate – which scans vehicle registration plates – will be installed at the traffic lights at the junction of Market Street and High Street, making it off-limits to unauthorised drivers between 8am to 6pm.

Other bus gates are being installed around Westgate, Kirkgate and St George’s square to allow buses to flow more freely.

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A spokesman for Kirklees Council said: “Quite a bit of the infrastructure is now in place, although most of the work on High Street and Albion Street are the footpath improvements which are all part of the overall Town Centre Access and Connectivity Improvements Project.

“Work on the bus gates will be ongoing over the next few months, but the gates will not be active until February 2016.

“The signs are to give motorists as much advance warning as possible about the changes.

“Once the scheme is in operation, blue badge holders will not be allowed through the bus gates during the hours of operation. This is consistent with all other councils who operate similar schemes.

“However, the disabled parking spaces near Ramsden Street can still be reached by Alfred Street, and there will be better blue badge provision on Corporation Street.

“We will be advertising the changes and giving further information for all drivers as we get closer to February.”