Sheffield cycling: Work set to start on two-way, cycling 'super route' on Arundel Gate
Work is set to start on another new bike lane in Sheffield - a two-way, segregated ‘super route’.
Contractors are out surveying Arundel Gate, which is set to see one lane of traffic replaced by a bike lane.
Landscaping and a flood channel planted with wildflowers will separate riders from vehicles in the remaining lane.
It will run from Sheffield Hallam University’s Owen Building to Furnival Square roundabout and connect up bike lanes on Howard Street to the railway station, Surrey Street, Charles Street and Pinstone Street.
A special cycle crossing across Arundel Gate will link it to the new bike lane on Charles Street.
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Sheffield City Council plans show improved bus stops, greenery and planning on Arundel Gate.
And a new roundabout will be installed outside the Novotel Hotel so drivers can more easily avoid the new bus gate, which has raked in millions.
A spokesperson for contractor Galliford Try said works were set to start in the new year.
They are part of the city council’s Connecting Sheffield scheme to improve bus, pedestrian and cycle routes in the city centre.