Malvern routes news
Posted by volresource on 20 December, 2007
Here’s a few items from my meeting today at county council:
The Diglis Bridge Connect2 scheme in Worcester is hoped to be constructed in the next couple of years. A nine metre clearance requirement on the navigable (east) side makes the design a bit tricky. While they are working on the main cycle flow being from Powick towards the city centre, connecting routes in every direction are being planned. £850,000 is allocated from the Connect2 overall £50 million pot for the scheme, and the county council will have to find a fair bit more.
At the Powick roundabout (A4440/A449), toucan crossings (joint pedestrian/cyclist) are part of the package of works due for summer 2008 (delayed from summer 2007 by the floods). They’ll be on the western and northern approaches.
In Malvern, the Science Park/Geraldine Road/North End Lane cycle route has been delayed from this financial year. So there is still a possibility of influencing the detail.
29 January, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I live on the Upton Road, Powick.
I want to support the cycle route from Worcester to Malvern.
It is hideously dangerous now to cycle to Malvern because the narrow track is discontinuous, traffic speed is high and volume is heavy.
I want to actively support this project. Please let me know how I can help.
Yours sincerely
Gerry Taggart
Holly Lodge, Upton Road
29 January, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Gerry
Thanks very much for your support. I’ll drop you more of a reply by email.
27 April, 2008 at 8:23 am
i do not think we do enough to encourage cycling, roads are more dangerous and not safe for cyclists other countries hundreds of people cycle and leave thier bikes and they are quite safe is not time we caught up and start thinking more bike make the roads more cycle friendly.