More than 20 new and improved cycling routes will be built around the UK following a £20m (US$24.6m) government investment.
The UK government’s cycling and walking minister Chris Heaton-Harris has unveiled 22 upgrades for the National Cycle Network, including new routes, better surfacing, and improved links to other transport modes.
The schemes follow 10 other projects announced earlier this year, to upgrade the National Cycle Network, which spans more than 16,000 miles (25,750 km) of on-road and off-road cycling and walking paths.
Heaton-Harris said: “This funding will put the right infrastructure in place, so people can enjoy new routes on foot or by bike, supporting the government’s ambition for cycling and walking to become the natural choice for shorter journeys by 2040.”
The funding focuses on fixing dangerous junctions, reducing traffic levels, building better surfaces, creating more accessible paths, and improving route signage.
The cycling and walking investment strategy, published in 2017 sets out the UK government’s plan for active travel.
Almost £2bn (US$2.5bn) is projected to be invested over this spending review period in cycling and walking between 2016/17 and 2020/21 and investment per head has increased three-fold since 2010.
