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A429 footway/cycleway coventry road

client - warwickshire county council

• This shared use facility runs from Primrose Hill roundabout to Guys Cliffe roundabout and is part of the Sustrans National Cycle Network, Route 52.
• The key objectives of the scheme were to improve the links for pedestrians between Warwick, Leek Wooton and Kenilworth. Warwickshire CC also wanted to increase the number of cyclists by 5% before 2011. By the end of the first year figures showed an increase of 18% already.
• The design criteria was to maintain the path 2.5m wide with a 1m verge where possible. Where there were restrictions the width was reduced to 2m.
• Problems included the highway ditches near to the passing bay at Saxon Mill and a highway fence that had to be installed to protect cyclists and pedestrians.
• The carriageway near to Saxon Mill regularly flooded so with close consultation with County Highways and Warwick District Council, the gullies were unblocked and ditches cleared out.
• Construction took place over 12 weeks and was carried out under the LTP Framework contract.

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