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Cycle lane safety 'shambles'
A CONTROVERSIAL cycle lane built to improve journeys between Yate and Bristol is still missing a key safety feature – 14 months after it was built.
Raised bike lanes alongside a mile-long stretch of the A432 between the town and Coalpit Heath have been criticised as hard to see in the dark or wet weather.
They should have been painted green soon after
NEW YEAR, installation in January last year but the delay was among 14 “safety problems” highlighted in an audit, as well as skid risks on ramps along the route.
South Gloucestershire Council says all measures will be carried out “in the required timeframe”.
But the situation has been labelled a "shambles" by a town councillor.
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