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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Edward Barnes

£1.3m cycle lane upgrade delayed over concerns it could harm business

A cycle lane upgrade has been pushed back after concerns it could hurt a business on the road over lost parking spaces.

The decision was made to not go ahead with the scheme for the time being on Birkenhead Road in Seacombe at a Wirral Council meeting as those opposed to it moving forward argued the loss of 9.5 parking spaces would harm the area.

Councillors had been recommended to approve the cycle lane upgrade as a report said the current route doesn’t comply with current regulations and would make it safer around a bus stop.

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