A series of upgrades are planned for both the north and south ends of the cityVauxhall Road (Liverpool Council)More than £15m is to be spent introducing new cycle lanes at two key routes in Liverpool with work potentially starting this Autumn. Liverpool Council’s cabinet will be asked to sign off on plans to install a fully segregated cycle lane and other improvements worth £12m across a mile-long stretch between Vauxhall Road and Commercial Road.An additional active travel scheme could also be adopted around Sefton Park from Princes Avenue Junction, through Princes Park and connecting to the historic park. A contract worth £3.5m is recommended to be given the go-ahead when members meet next Tuesday.Cllr Dan Barrington, Liverpool Council cabinet member for transport and connectivity, said the works around the northern end towards the city centre would “create accessible, high‑quality routes for everyone who travels through this part of the city.” The carriageway will also be resurfaced throughout the scheme, making journeys smoother for all road users.If approved, work would get underway by November with a completion date of 2028 earmarked by officials. The plans include a fully segregated cycle lane, upgraded footpaths and new pedestrian crossings at busy junctions, including Leeds Street, Burlington Street, Boundary Street and Sandhills Lane.Around Sefton Park, the proposed active travel scheme is approximately 800m in length and runs from Princes Avenue Junction, through Princes Park and connects to Sefton Park.People walking in the sunshine in Sefton Park(Image: Liverpool Echo)The £3.6m scheme is part of a wider plan over a 4km long corridor to provide high speed commuter cycling and walking routes between Sefton Park and Liverpool city centre.A fully segregated cycle route will be introduced through Princes Park. Footway upgrades, improved pedestrian crossings and upgrade junctions will also be completed at Princes Avenue/Croxteth Road/Kingsley Road roundabout, Ullet Road/Windermere Terrace/Sefton Park Road/Aigburth Drive, and Aigburth Drive/Croxteth Drive.It is hoped the work along Vauxhall Road will also help to improve safety, having been designed to reduce the number of collisions along the route. Initial proposals were shared with residents in September 2024.Commercial Road, VauxhallThe project forms part of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan, which is developing a network of high‑quality active travel routes across the region. Funding will come in part from Active Travel England.Cllr Barrington said: “These works will create accessible, high‑quality routes for everyone who travels through this part of the city.“By giving people safe, dedicated space for walking, wheeling and cycling, we’re making it easier for residents to choose active travel when it suits them.“And for those who continue to travel by car, better‑designed junctions, clearer crossings and fully segregated cycle lanes mean safer, more predictable journeys for all road users.” A date has not been confirmed for works to begin around Sefton Park.
More than £15m could be spent on two new Liverpool cycle lanes
