A CONTRACTOR has been appointed to undertake the latest phase of a multi-million pound scheme to improve the A629 linking Halifax and Huddersfield. John Sisk and Son has been appointed by Calderdale Council to carry out construction work on the Calder and Hebble junction, Halifax – the largest civil engineering project the borough will have undertaken in decades. This is a £27 million project which is fully funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority through the West Yorkshire Plus Transport Fund. As part of the design and build scheme, Sisk and Son has appointed consultants WSP to work on the design elements.