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Work begins on £2.17m removal of controversial cycle lane dubbed ‘Britain’s most-hated’

The cycle lane, which was opened in 2022, had been criticised for causing injuries, and being a “clear getaway” for shoplifters and drug dealers

Council pays out £85,000 to cyclists and pedestrians injured by crashes and trips caused by “hated” cycle lane

According to recent figures, cyclist injuries have dropped by half on the contentious cycle lane — scheduled to be ripped out at the end of August — since its installation in 2022

Cyclist injuries dropped by half after “hated” cycle lane installed, but mayor still claims scrapped lane largely used as “bike run” for drug dealers to “get through traffic”

One of Britain’s most controversial cycle lanes is set to be removed at the end of August, though other road safety features, including a 20mph speed limit, road narrowing measures, and no-entry side streets, will remain

End of a “sorry chapter”: Britain’s most controversial cycle lane finally confirmed for removal in project worth over £2 million

After “drawn-out delays” and a bitter political spat between two rival Labour and Conservative mayors, the Middlesbrough cycle lane is due to be scrapped in August

Labour mayor Chris Cooke and Conservative mayor Ben Houcham celebrate removal of Middlesbrough cycle lane, Linthorpe Road (Tees Valley Combined Authority)

“It’s a bad example still lingering around”: Plans to scrap “unpopular” cycle lane unanimously approved by council, as mayor aims to bring “credibility” to active travel initiatives

The removal plans for one of the most controversial cycle lanes in the UK has seen “drawn-out delays” and caused political spats between rival Labour and Conservative mayors

Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough (Kevin Marks, Twitter)

Is this the end for Britain’s most controversial bike lane? Mayor calls on council to scrap “hated” cycle lane and end “ridiculous saga once and for all” – costing local authority £3 million

“The people and businesses of Middlesbrough deserve better than these drawn-out delays,” Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said ahead of next week’s vote to remove the controversial Linthorpe Road bike lane

Linthorpe Road cycle lane set to be removed in Middlesbrough (Tees Valley Combined Authority)

Controversial cycle lane “will close a whole load of businesses and cost jobs” claims mayor, as rival mayors clash over delays to infrastructure’s removal

After previously uniting to scrap the cycle lane, the scene of a series of injuries to pedestrians and cyclists, Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has now claimed that Middlesbrough Council want to keep the infrastructure amid a funding spat

“You need a degree to work out the system”: Local business owners welcome decision to rip out “absolute disaster” cycle lane which led to “lots of customers” getting parking tickets

A consultation to remove the controversial bike lane, the scene of several injuries to cyclists and pedestrians tripping over separators or dodging parked cars, begins this week, with one local mayor describing the infrastructure as “hated” and “hideous”

Linthorpe Road cycle lane (Middlesbrough Council)

Political spat between Conservative and Labour mayors finally comes to an end as both reach agreement to remove “unpopular” cycle lane that “simply hasn’t worked”

The four-week long consultation period to remove the £1.7 million bike lane in Middlesbrough is set to begin this week seeking views on plans to reinstate the road’s previous layout

“Others have promised and failed”: Controversial cycle lane becomes battleground for rival mayors

As one local mayor made removing the cycle lane a pledge ahead of an election in May, another mayor elected for a nearby town last year has penned an open letter to residents claiming it was his "pressure" that will lead to its removal