Railway bridge could be removed to allow lorry ban in Sheffield suburb of Attercliffe
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The city council is in talks with Network Rail about removing the 14ft 6ins span Brightside Lane/ Meadowhall Road, between Forgemasters and Meadowhall - so it can ban lorries in Attercliffe.
The radical move would see trucks re-routed off the high street, which is being rejuvenated with millions in Levelling Up money.
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Hide AdThe authority is also planning a 20mph speed limit, cycle path to the city centre, secure bike hub, new bus stops and schemes to improve life for walkers and cyclists.
The measures, set to be installed over the next three years, were unveiled by transport manager Matthew Reynolds at a talk in Attercliffe.
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He said removing the low bridge - which is redundant and no longer used by trains - was key to the project. Currently, big trucks and skip lorries are common on Attercliffe Road.
He added: “We’ve never had this amount of funding for transport before. It’s a great opportunity to change the perception of Attercliffe through connectivity.”
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Hide AdNew images show pink painted cycle paths on pavements and green bus lanes with better bus stops.
Some road junctions would have ‘continuous footways’ across them under the ‘Dutch principle’ of giving pedestrians priority, Mr Reynolds said.
A secure cycle hub is seen as ‘critical’ to increasing bike use and needs to be up and running before infrastructure is installed, he added, especially as expensive e-bikes become more popular.
The Star recently highlighted a lack of secure cycle hub in Sheffield as city putting off riders, just as millions are being poured into bike paths. A delayed facility is now set to open in autumn, the city council says.
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Hide AdMr Reynolds said a new cycle route from Attercliffe to the city centre would follow Attercliffe Road, Effingham Road and Effingham Street.
There are also plans to tidy up some of Attercliffe’s car parks, which are ‘pretty bad’ he added.
As well as £17m from the Levelling Up Fund, Attercliffe is set to see significant further expansion of the Olympic Legacy Park to the north east of the village centre and a 902 home estate on the Attercliffe Waterside plot to the south west.
Network Rail was contacted for comment.