Safer, Greener, Healthier Colchester

Measures introduced using active travel funding include:

• Crouch Street junction with St Johns Street, Head Street & Headgate (upgrades to the traffic signal junction to connect the north to south and east to west Colchester city cycle routes),
• Head Street/Culver Street West (between St Johns Street and High Street) (segregated two-way cycle lanes and modification of existing crossing to accommodate cycle lanes and movements).
• Head Street junction with High Street (modify operation and layout of existing signal-controlled junction to accommodate cycle lanes and movements).
• Station Way: retain and make permanent segregated two-way cycle contraflow lane.
• Vineyard Street car park (to install a new two-way cycle track, footway and shared used area).
• St Johns Street to Vineyard Street and Osbourne Street: continuation of eastbound to westbound route to connect to Vineyard Street car park,   Planned construction date: autumn 2024.
• 20mph speed limits.
• Healthy School Streets: new signage and temporary street art installed.

In 2023 we used active travel funding to carry out a number of different early engagement activities including an online survey, a drop-in event and sent all residents living within 300m of the proposed route from the Business Park to Greenstead a letter setting out the proposed design and asking for their feedback.

Read about the key issues residents felt strongly about and how we're responding to them.

Read about our active travel works connecting the city centre to the university and Greenstead.