Cycle lanes boost safer travel
Published Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Cycle lanes are to be installed between Lanark and Hyndford Bridge.
New signs, road markings and coloured surfacing will highlight the route to both cyclists and drivers.
The work is the first phase of a project that will create a new route between Lanark and Biggar which will connect to the Tweed Cycleway.
A total of £50,000 will be spent on the new scheme following a successful funding bid by the council to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT).
The road between Lanark and Biggar is already well used by cyclists so it is hoped that by providing dedicated lanes to make it safer for cyclists and drivers to share the road network, more people will cycle in the area and encourage more sustainable and active travel.
And even if people leave the car at home just one day a week - it can make a great difference to easing congestion and reducing harmful exhaust emissions.
