Safer, Greener, Healthier Colchester

Essex County Council and Colchester Borough Council have been working together with other key partners on a proposed scheme based on routes that meet and cross in the town centre – one running from North to South and the other from West to East. The routes connect to the proposed Rapid Transit System (and segregated cycleway) which will link the Park & Ride adjacent to the A12, North of the town, to the town centre and to the emerging new garden community in North-East Colchester.

North-South

The North-South corridor starts at Bruff Close/ Mile End Road where there have been recent improvements to the cyclepath, and finishing at the proposed Rapid Transit route.  Proposed improvements may include:

• The introduction of 20mph speed limits
• Making 2-way cycle contraflow lane permanent
• Improving pedestrian and cycling facilities
• The introduction of a segregated cycleway

West-East

The West-East corridor begins at the junction of Spring Lane and Church Lane with Lexden Road, ending at East Hill. Proposed improvement may include:

• The introduction of segregated cycleways
• Improvements to existing crossings to provide improved facilities for cyclists/pedestrians to cross to schools
• Removal of informal crossing/islands
• Infill of a subway
• Widen an existing  footway
• Upgrade existing two-phase pedestrian crossing to a single-phase crossing.
• Provide separate segregated surface level cycleway crossing.
• Improvements for students accessing schools including introduction of a 20mph speed limit

Full details of the schemes will be available when we launch our consultation in late May.