We have now finished upgrading facilities along Beechdale Road and Hollington Road to create a safer environment for people walking and cycling.
Latest update autumn 2024
The scheme is now complete. Thank you for your patience during these works!
Work started in July 2023 and the project included:
- Creating more space for a cycle lane by removing the central reservation, allowing residents to turn left or right out of their drives where previously they could only turn one way
- replacing existing cycle lanes with two new segregated routes on Beechdale Road and Hollington Road
- improvements to junctions and pedestrian crossing facilities
- resurfacing roads and pavements to give a safer smooth surface for road users and pedestrians
The new cycle lanes are safer for residents, businesses and schools, and are better connected to the wider cycle network. The lanes link with National Cycle Route 6 along Western Boulevard and the ring road – and on to destinations such as the Queen’s Medical Centre and the University of Nottingham.
The council is now looking to secure funding to continue improvements, including a safe segregated cycle route on Wigman Road to Strelley Road, enabling safer greener travel for those heading to Harvey Hadden and Bilborough College.
Works during the construction phase of the cycle lane
Why did we do this?
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen more people becoming active. Cycling has fantastic benefits for physical and mental wellbeing, and by replacing those shorter car journeys, we can all help to reduce harmful emissions and help the city achieve its target of being carbon neutral by 2028.
Working in partnership, Nottingham City and Derby City Councils secured £161 million from the Department for Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund to invest in local transport infrastructure that will improve sustainable transport, support growth, and encourage more low carbon journeys.
Consultation responses
A consultation on the proposed scheme ran for four weeks in October 2021. People were invited to respond online, and we also ran a drop-in event at Harvey Hadden Sports Village. Respondents online and in-person were supportive of the scheme, with 63% supportive of those who contributed to our online consultation being supportive.
