A POPULAR open space in Coventry will remain untouched by an extension to a cycleway, the City Council has confirmed.
Plans to divert the extension to Coundon cycleway through Coundon Wedge will no longer go ahead, following opposition from residents.
A council spokesperson said: “We are currently looking at alternative routes and will write to nearby residents and set up another drop in session when we have new design options ready for discussion.
“In the meantime, we will continue with phase one of the work, linking Tamworth Road to the existing cycle lane on Coundon Wedge Drive including crossing points on Tamworth Road and Brownshill Green Lane. There will be no work on Northbrook Road.
“We hope this update clears up any concern about Coundon Wedge.”
The move comes after 861 people signed a petition against the plans, hoping to ‘maintain Coundon Wedge’s rural character and keep it a safe space for existing wildlife’.
Coundon cycleway was the first segregated cycleway to be built in Coventry.
The extension aims to extend the route and connect into the new housing development in Keresley.
New crossings will be created, and a new route through Coundon park will, the council says, make it easier for people with mobility issues to access more areas of the park.
