EVERY resident of West Yorkshire will contribute to a £1bn transport fund.

And Calderdale councillors will next week hear more about benefits – including a Brighouse bypass and a new M62 junction at Rastrick.

The cost for Calderdale residents this year is expected to be 1.5p per week rising to a predicted 39.6p per week by 2022 if the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund is to achieve its objectives.

Both Kirklees and Calderdale councils are working with four other authorities – Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and York – to develop the fund.

On Monday Calderdale’s Cabinet members will consider the contributions it will have to make: £176,000 this year – which equals 1.5p per head per week – rising to £291,000 the following year.

In its third year the Calderdale contribution will leap to around £934,000 and will rise to £1.4m in its fourth year.

By 2022 the authority would be expected to contribute a predicted £4.2m to the fund – 39.6p per head per week.

Kirklees will contribute £359,000 in 2013/14, rising to a predicted £8.7m by 2022.

Kirklees Cabinet will consider its contributions on April 25.

The figures are not definitive, however, as contributions will adjust once further detailed work is undertaken to assess the phasing of scheme development and borrowing requirements.

All council contributions will total £749m, with more from the Department for Transport.

Calderdale proposals include:

Brighouse: A new bypass around Brighouse to the east and south. Town centre improvement works to improve pedestrian and cycle access and priority for buses.

M62 Junction 24a at Rastrick: A new restricted access motorway junction with east facing sliproads to allow vehicles to access the M62 in the eastbound direction and to exit from the M62 westbound.

CalderVale line enhancements: Short-term projects designed to assist the case for electrification. Increase in frequency of services and improvements to rolling stock.

A629 Elland bypass: Major and minor junction improvements. Additional lane at Salter Hebble junction, reconfiguration of Ainley Top roundabout, an express bus service.

Kirklees proposals, including the Elland bypass from Ainley Top and M62 works, include:

Cooper Bridge Gyratory: Road widening, junction improvements, a new relief road around Ravensthorpe.

Dewsbury corridor into Leeds: Express bus between the town and city centre, with stops at business parks.

There will also be an enhancement of railway stations, including Huddersfield and Halifax, as part of a £50m scheme.

Plus there’s proposals for park and ride schemes at railway stations.

The Calderdale Cabinet report says: “Decades of under-investment means that the ability of the network to accommodate traffic has not kept pace with economic and population growth, leading to problems of delays, congestion and crowding which will hamper future economic growth unless they are addressed.”

It’s predicted the fund will increase employment by 8%, leading to 20,000 new jobs, plus 7,500 more in construction to deliver the schemes.

The authorities hope improving public transport links will reduce car commuting trips by 2%.