By Cycle and walking improvements for North East Lincolnshire through new funding
There are cycle infrastructure improvements set for the area after North East Lincolnshire Council and its regeneration partner, EQUANS, have been awarded £346,000 funding from the Department for Transport.
The funding aims to support the delivery of high-quality cycle and pedestrian infrastructure near Grimsby Town Centre.
The route, identified through the council’s Cycling and Walking Improvement plan features Ainslie Street, Park Avenue, Park Drive, and surrounding areas.
Councillor Stewart Swinburn, the portfolio holder for environment and transport, said: “We’re happy to have secured this funding from the Department for Transport as this means we can improve our cycle and pedestrian routes in the town centre.”
The council is looking for feedback from residents and cyclists using the route to support the ongoing scheme design, basing their engagement on responses by those using the route.
“In providing feedback, people will be helping transport officers to develop sustainable transport initiatives along the route, which will help directly tackle issues raised by local people,” NELC said.
Commonplace, which are undertaken in the scheme, uses a map-based engagement platform for local people to pin and comment on key areas they want to provide feedback on.
“All feedback gained will support the development of a heat map along the corridor to identify potential areas for future improvements.”
The recently completed ‘Cycle highway’ has previously come under fire from the public, with some stating that the multi-million-pound project is not needed.
Many motorists have argued that the money is being spent on ‘something that isn’t needed and that the cycle highway is just a big inconvenience.’
Road users also raised concerns about whether or not enough cyclists will use the superhighway upon its completion.
According to figures released by North East Lincolnshire Council, the project is worth a total of £2.6m, with £400,000 contributed by the council and private sector.
