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‘Invisible’ cycle lane to finally be made more visible
A cycle path regularly used by pedestrians who are oblivious to the fact that it is a cycle path could soon have a splash of colour added to it.
The work will hopefully differentiate the path from a pavement and reduce unnecessary confrontation between cyclists and pedestrians.
A senior councillor has confirmed the two-way path next to St Augustine’s Parade will be made “more visible” as part of the current works to transform the Centre.
Andrew Brown told Bristol24/7 that once resurfacing of the former fountains is completed, “we will then look to start work to make the cycle track through this part of the centre more visible”.
It comes as the work on remodelling the Centre has been delayed by a month due to a combination of factors.
Pedestrians cannot be blamed if they walk on the cycle lane next to St Augustine’s Parade as it is very difficult to realise it is a cycle lane – photo: Martin Booth
Brown, chair of the economy & skills committee at Bristol City Council, said: “Towards the end of January we started work to revitalise the public space known as Centre Promenade in the city centre.
“While the project is progressing well, it has been delayed by roughly one month because of the availability of materials, the trees taking longer to remove than anticipated due to the strength of their roots and a small change to the drainage plans.
“We updated these plans because, once the drainage underneath the surface of the fountains was revealed, it made sense to retain the drainage channels in the existing locations rather than put in new ones elsewhere.
“It has not added any significant time to the programme and did not mean any work has had to be redone. It is simply a more efficient way to use the existing infrastructure.”
Work to transform the Centre has been delayed – photo: Martin Booth
The resurfacing works and building of the three platforms over the steps alongside Broad Quay is due to be completed by the end of May.
This is when work at making the cycle lane more visible could also start as well as a new artwork added to the new surface of the Centre and the planters.
Main photo: Martin Booth
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