Maintenance work starts next week on the Cottingley Viaduct section of the A650 Sir Fred Hoyle Way - the Bingley bypass.

It’s one of the biggest works on the relief road since it opened 21 years ago.

In 2002 the T&A reported on the final beam - a 62-tonne girder - of the relief road’s biggest bridge-frame hoisted into place by a 100,000-tonne telescopic crane

Road closures will be in place from May 31 to June 3 for maintenance work on the Cottingley Viaduct section of the Bingley Bypass.

The proposed work includes the replacement of the bridge’s expansion joints.

Here we look back at the the bypass.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: The 264 metre Cottingley bridge is a landmark on the £47.9m road The 264 metre Cottingley bridge is a landmark on the £47.9m road (Image: Newsquest)

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Mark Rand, president of Bingley Civic Trust, welcomes the start of work on the bypass in 2002Mark Rand, president of Bingley Civic Trust, welcomes the start of work on the bypass in 2002 (Image: Newsquest)

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Building of the landmark spanning the River Aire Building of the landmark spanning the River Aire (Image: Newsquest)

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Work starts on the bypass back in 2002Work starts on the bypass back in 2002 (Image: Newsquest)

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Aerial view of Bingley Bypass in 2007Aerial view of Bingley Bypass in 2007 (Image: Newsquest)

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Cllr John Pennington celebrating the success of his bid to have part of the bypass named after Bingley-born astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle Cllr John Pennington celebrating the success of his bid to have part of the bypass named after Bingley-born astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle (Image: Newsquest)