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New Redway at McConnell Drive Milton Keynes Council has consulted the Cycle Users' Group on the possibility of a Redway (Cycle Track) along McConnell Drive in Wolverton. This would increase access for cyclists and pedestrians from Wolverton to the estates to the south. At the south end [map] it will join with the existing Redway near the Museum. This is a lightly trafficed route and is hoped to cause little conflict. There are options for the route to the north. Making the connection at Moon Street [map] is seen and being particularly important as this gives access to the residential area. 
Linking the route to the Tesco store beyond point A is also
attractive but brings problems. The design of the junction
[map]
which leads into Church Street is particularly difficult. There is a
significant amount of traffic using the route C-B which means that
northbound cyclists at E would need to look behind them to give way
properly. If they were routed onto the road at this point, with a
sweep to the kerb to the left then the conflict could be avoided. Cyclists
southbound at D would have a more significant problem. This could
be helped by leaving the cyclists on the road at this
point and providing a refuge to help them cross into point E.
The route is along an existing road and width is limitted. The suggesting of only surfacing a 2 metre strip in the 4 metre verge may be a little tight given that the relaxed standard for cycle track provision is 3 metres and full facilities at least 3.5 metres. In any case, the Council will need to careful to provide clearance from high vegitation to the west. |
