Work began last week on the construction of the St Ann’s Well Road Cycling Corridor Scheme.

The first section is estimated to take four weeks to complete, starting at Heron Foods and continuing towards the city centre, with the entire project finishing in Spring 2024. The area of St. Ann’s was chosen after it was identified as lacking in cycling provisions.

Locals may have already noticed the disruption with lanes being narrowed and bus stops temporarily suspended. The route will add to other safe and segregated cycle networks across the city including the east to west cycle route where a path is being created on London Road Roundabout before works move to Bellar Gate. There is also a scheme Porchester Road in progress.

The scheme aims to provide a safer cycling route, reduce vehicle speeds, increase active travel and help the city improve its air quality ahead of Nottingham’s 2028 carbon neutral objective. Residents of St. Ann’s were invited to give their views on the proposed cycle path through surveys and a consultation which were introduced following the installation of a temporary path in 2020.

Funding is being provided by Active Travel England’s (ATE), “Active Travel Fund”, which Nottingham City Council successfully bid for. ATE aims to encourage half of all short urban trips to be made using active travel by 2030.

Councillor Angela Kandola, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Transport and Planning said: “Its great to see work begin on a safe segregated cycle route on St Ann’s Well Road as we continue to work to develop and join up our cycle path network in the city centre.

“This new protected cycle route will enable thousands to make safer cycle journeys, connecting even more of Nottingham’s communities with our cycling network.”