As part of the Pitts-Hainsworth SRE Dedicated Inlet Main Project, a new section of water main was laid along Ryecroft Road and into an existing pumping station. The pipeline route crossed one of two alternative projected routes of a Roman road between Littleborough and Ilkley. West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service therefore recommended archaeological monitoring of groundworks on this part of the route , with recording of any archaeological features encountered and recovery of any finds.