New cycle lane to close...

[SpokeyDokey]

... for up to 2 years.

A blistering example of not-joined-up thinking on the planning front:

BBC News - Walney cycle lane facing two years of disruption for sewer work - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r3z4glpreo

 

[mjr]

Dunno, it says it won't be fully shut, whatever that means.

 

[wiggydiggy]

... for up to 2 years.

A blistering example of not-joined-up thinking on the planning front:

BBC News - Walney cycle lane facing two years of disruption for sewer work - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r3z4glpreo

> for up to two years due to sewage works




Opened 2025, closed 2026 and £1.5m spent. 2 year closure saves the council from actually having to maintain and look after the cycle lane for that time.

 

[Alex321]

> for up to two years due to sewage works


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Opened 2025, closed 2026 and £1.5m spent. 2 year closure saves the council from actually having to maintain and look after the cycle lane for that time.

It is only parts of it which will be closed. Not clear from the article how much will be affected.

 

[alexandersmith]

This is more-or-less on my doorstep.
When UU "re-instate" the path it will likely be evident that their contractors have done a slap-dash-half-arsed job ... like every other job UU has done in my part of the world.