A number of Plymouth neighbourhoods are set to be made more cycle-friendly with the introduction of contraflow lanes on 14 one-way streets.
As part of the drive to make the switch to sustainable transport that little bit more attractive, the scheme is designed to provide more direct journeys, allowing cyclists to travel in both directions and avoid busier roads with more traffic.
Streets in Greenbank, Mutley, Mannamead, Stonehouse, Compton and the Hoe are included in the package.
Compton
Crowndale Avenue
Greenbank
Amity Place
Camden Street
Mount Street
Prospect Street
Mutley
Apsley Road
Gordon Terrace
Maple Grove
Napier Terrace
Mannamead
Elm Road
Meadfoot Terrace
Stonehouse
Admirals Hard
St Mary Street
The Hoe
Citadel Road
Work will begin on installing carriageway markings and new signs from Monday 31 January, with work on each street expected to take two to four days. All fourteen streets completed by March.
We will be writing to residents on each of the affected streets before work starts. In some locations, limited patching on the road surface will also be done as part of this work.
Transport represents almost one third of the city’s carbon emissions and this package, along with the wider programme of walking and cycling infrastructure improvements, will help provide a safer, healthier, more prosperous and sustainable city to help address the Climate Emergency.
Councillor Jonathan Drean, Cabinet member for Transport, said: "I'm really pleased to see yet another sustainable transport scheme be rolled out this year.
"One-way streets are implemented for a range of reasons where two-way motorised traffic flow is not suitable, whether that's to improve traffic flow, reduce rat running through residential streets, or improve safety.
"However, this can create a real barrier for cycling so sustainable transport infrastructure options like this which can make that change in transport that little bit more attractive for residents are a bonus as far as I'm concerned."
The scheme is funded by the Department for Transport's Active Travel Fund.
More information about the Council's programme of cycle route improvements.