Gloucester MP Richard Graham has said that the GCC announcement to restore the Gloucester-Maisemore cycle path would re-open an attractive route into the countryside for city residents.
Richard said, “this was brought to my attention by a couple of constituents and I’m grateful to the GCC for coming to our rescue and restoring the Sustrans Network Route 45 wooden bridges and boardwalk. They were originally damaged by flooding, which rotted the wooden posts and deck and made them dangerous to cyclists.
The paths then become overgrown and my constituents explained what a shame this was – blocking an attractive cycle path from Gloucester to Maisemore and into the countryside. So it’s good that the bridge and rest of the route will be restored and as an amateur cyclist I look forward to being able to use the route as soon as it opens next year.”
Toby Wooldridge, President of the Gloucester City Cycling Club said, “it will be a great relief to many cyclists and pedestrians that the boardwalk section of the off-road route running parallel to the A417 will be repaired. We look forward to the works being completed as soon as possible to reopen this important route out to Maisemore.”
A design and schedule is currently been drawn up by Sustrans but work is expected to begin in 2017.
Sustrans is a UK charity which aims to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport for the benefit of their health and the environment.
