Summer may only just have drawn to a close but East Riding of Yorkshire Council is already well underway in its preparations to do battle against snowdrifts and ice.
Cyclists in East Yorkshire are now able to try out seven new leisure cycle routes all beginning from the historic town of Beverley.
East Riding residents are invited to dust off their bikes and make the most of a new programme of free, guided bike rides this summer.
Beverley resident Nigel Gaden will be delighted to learn that East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been given £2.6 million from the Department for Transport’s Pothole Fund after a effective application by the transport policy and highways asset management teams.
A brand new £607,000 off-road cycle lane along side A1035, between Tickton and White Cross Roundabout, has officially opened to the public.
Residents and visitors arriving at Beverley Railway Station can now complete the last leg of their journey on two wheels, thanks to a Euro-style bicycle hire scheme called Bike & Go.
A four-year programme designed to improve key routes into towns and tourist areas in the East Riding will see further artworks created on roundabouts in Bridlington, Beverley, Hedon and Goole in 2014.
More than 4000 tonnes of road chippings, collected by the council following last year’s £2 million road surface dressing programme, will be cleaned and stored ready for re-use as part of this summer’s programme
Work on an £868,000 off-road cycle lane along the A1035 will start on Monday, 23 September, with the first section of works between Tickton and White Cross Roundabout.