A controversial and 'ham-fisted' cycle lane plagued by petitions and cone thieves is to get a £2m makeover. In 2023, police were called to the makeshift path on the A56 Chester Road in Stretford.
A thief had stolen more than 600 cones in a move Trafford's Conservative leader Nathan Evans said he ‘totally understood'. The temporary cycle lane was installed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in an effort to ‘promote walking, wheeling and cycling choices for shorter journeys’, according to Trafford council.
But, the scheme proved unpopular with some — with a petition to scrap it receiving nearly 3,000 signatures in 2021. READ MORE: "I'd drop kick every cone": Controversial bike lane on major road axed Last year, Cllr Evans said the cycle lanes had been done in a 'ham-fisted' way, adding: "There's clearly a problem but the way they are treating cyclists, it's totally ridiculous.
Maybe we can't afford [proper cycle lanes] but if we are going to do it, let's do it properly." Now, work is to start on a upgrading the temporary lane.
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