Council must 'get on and finish safety measures'

concerned that if they do not see the edge, they could slip off into the road, or lorries could mount the kerb onto the cycle lane.

"It feels like money wasted that they have had to come back and make changes."

The new raised cycle lanes were built by the council on both sides of a one-mile stretch of the A432 Badminton Road between Nibley and Coalpit Heath early last year.

The cycle lanes resulted in the carriageway being narrowed – which meant regulations came into force downgrading it from 40mph to 30mph.

They are part of a four-stage plan to improve connections for cyclists and pedestrians between Yate and the A4174 Avon Ring Road, four miles away. More are planned.

A spokesperson for South Gloucestershire Council said: "Dedicated cycle lanes have been installed which are raised from the road surface and will help to keep cyclists segregated from traffic.

"The scheme has been supported by (transport charity) Sustrans and has been implemented around national guidelines for the design of highquality, safe cycle infrastructure.

"It is standard practice for a road safety audit to be carried out following the completion of schemes such as this, so that any opportunities to improve safety are identified and implemented.

"Following the audit, we have been carrying out the work in the required time-frame and it will be finished in the coming weeks."