A new cycle lane worth £535,000 has been branded "the biggest waste of money I've seen in all my time" by a council leader. Works have now been completed in High Pavement, Sutton-in-Ashfield, meaning a new cycle and footpath has been added to the road.
The new three-metre-wide two-way route runs from Station Road to Silk Street on the south-eastern side of High Pavement and between Langton Road and Mill Street on the northern side. County Councillor and Ashfield District Council Leader Jason Zadrozny, however, has slammed the works as a "waste" and has made the road even more dangerous for cyclists.
He claims local residents are not happy with the work, which was undertaken as part of the government's active travel fund. The county council secured £2.178m from the government via the fund - they say a survey revealed 89% of the 131 cyclists who used the road regularly in October 2021 did so illegally.
