Work has got under way this week on the construction of a new active travel scheme in the city centre, connecting routes and helping improve transport.
The latest stage of the Bath Quays project marks a major milestone in the development of safer, greener and more connected routes.
Bath Quays Links will make walking, wheeling and cycling easier and more enjoyable on the Lower Bristol Road and Green Park Road.
The scheme will improve access to the bridge in the Bath Quays area which opened in 2022. It includes the construction of new cycle paths, additional pedestrian and cycle crossings and improvements to the pavements, carriageways and drainage.
Work on Green Park Road started yesterday, Monday 20th October, with completion expected within 10 months. Construction on Lower Bristol Road is scheduled to begin next year.
To minimise disruption during the peak Christmas period, works will be paused from 21st November to 5th January.
This stage of the project, which will be completed next summer, will link to other planned schemes within the city, including improvements to National Cycle Route 4 through the city centre, the Weston to City Centre route and the Bath Riverline project.
Councillor Lucy Hodge, cabinet member for sustainable transport delivery, said: “Bath Quays Links is a milestone for new and improved active travel infrastructure in the city centre.
“Our aim is to create a better connected and safer routes for walking, wheeling and cycling – and Bath Quays Links is a vital piece of the jigsaw.
“It will improve the active travel routes currently available and make it the natural choice for short journeys across Bath.”
Helen Godwin, Mayor of the West of England, added: “Bath Quays is one of the region’s most exciting regeneration projects.
“It’s an important part of our new regional Growth Strategy, and will see new jobs, homes, and offices created for local people and businesses; cut pollution; and unlock the waterside.
“£4.7 million of regional investment, in partnership with the council, for transport improvements will help deliver real change that people can see and feel here in Bath.
“Getting the basics right now by improving our walking and cycling infrastructure, and fixing our roads and bridges, will lay the foundations for a better transport system overall for the West of England.
“We secured a record £752 million for that next stage in the summer Spending Review.
“That means that the West can get out of the slow lane on transport and start to catch up with other city-regions, with better buses, more trains, and mass transit plans.”
