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Leicester cycleway built in 1930s revived after £1.1m improvements

Deniz Huseyin
06 September 2024
City Mayor Peter Soulsby (right) with Steve Richards, Leicester’s Team Leader for Planning, Development and Transportation and Transport Development Officer Janet Hudson trying out the revived Melton Road cycleway
City Mayor Peter Soulsby (right) with Steve Richards, Leicester’s Team Leader for Planning, Development and Transportation and Transport Development Officer Janet Hudson trying out the revived Melton Road cycleway
 

A dilapidated cycleway in Leicester that had been installed in the 1930s has been resurfaced and converted into a two-way route. The eastern side of the Melton Road cycleway has been given a new red tarmac surface, replacing the original concrete which had fallen in disrepair.

The project received £1.1m in funding from Active Travel England.

As part of the works, the cycle track has been extended, with a new northern link to the Troon Way crossing and a new southern link to a new...

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