A planning application for a further extension of a popular Plymstock off-road cycle path has been submitted.
Earlier this year, work started on a new path parallel with Billacombe Road, from Broxton Drive to Saltram Meadow roundabout.
With construction on this underway, this new application seeks to extend this route further, from Saltram Meadow roundabout to Colesdown Hill.
The 800m stretch will continue to follow the route of the old railway line with steps and a wheeling ramp onto Colesdown Hill. The longer term plan is that the route will be extended and improved to provide a step free route for all users right into the heart of the Sherford development, as indicated on the planned Strategic Cycle Network.
The proposed steps have been designed to futureproof the scheme so that the longer term plan can be achieved.
Councillor Mark Coker, Cabinet member for Strategic Transport and Infrastructure, said:
“These plans represent one more piece in the growing walking and cycling network which has helped double cycling in Plymouth in the past 11 years.
“It’s yet another example of this Council trying to provide the infrastructure needed to tackle the climate emergency.”
