Wiltshire Council gets more funding for cycle lanes
The latest schemes could include new bike paths for Chippenham, Corsham and Melksham
£681,000 has been given to Wiltshire Council for new cycling and pedestrian routes, as well as upgrading existing facilities.
The government funding is earmarked to help those without cars travel to work and shops, whilst socially distancing.
According to the authority, the grant is less than the £908,000 it requested.
Residents' views are now being gauged, on which projects should be taken forward.
Among those being considered are improvements to facilities between Bath Road and Lowden Hill in Chippenham, as well as an Easton Lane cycle link between Chippenham and Corsham.
These new eco-friendly proposals follow Wiltshire Council's wider ambition to make the region carbon neutral over the next decade.
In February 2019, it declared a climate emergency.
HAVE YOUR SAY
An online public consultation on the plans is set to get underway this week.
That survey is also asking for feedback on cycle lanes that were set-up during the first round of funding from the Department for Transport.
Those initiatives include the segregated cycle lane along the A361 Hilperton Road in Trowbridge.
Cllr Bridget Wayman, Cabinet Member for Highways, said:
"Original Department for Transport advice was to install these temporary cycle lanes quickly and without consultation as part of the Emergency Active Travel fund.
"However, we want to find out people's views on the next round of schemes, and also on the temporary cycle lanes that are already installed, so we are holding this online consultation.
"We will progress schemes based on the outcome of this consultation and further comments from the DfT, and we will also make a decision on the ones currently in place based on the feedback we receive".