{"id":1143098,"date":"2026-08-11T16:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1143098\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T16:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:21:29","slug":"englands-first-cycle-street-forced-to-close-over-poor-road-markings-despite-2-4million-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1143098\/","title":{"rendered":"England’s first ‘cycle street’ forced to close over poor road markings despite \u00a32.4million cost"},"content":{"rendered":"

England’s first “cycle street” has been shut within just months of being operational, despite costing \u00a32.4million.<\/p>\n

Adams Road in Cambridge was opened just months ago, yet has already been closed because road markings were said not to meet standards.<\/p>\n

Estimates suggest that around 3,000 cyclists use the route every day, with the street giving pedestrians and cyclists priority over vehicles.<\/p>\n

The Greater Cambridge Partnership stated that usage was expected to increase with development taking place nearby.<\/p>\n

It stated that red surfacing had been added to the road, in addition to street lighting being installed along Adams Road.<\/p>\n

However, since then, the GCP has admitted that the road needs to be closed again due to further works for around two weeks.<\/p>\n

The road will be closed from Monday, August 10, between 7.30am and 6pm, for two weeks between Grange Road and Wilberforce Road.<\/p>\n

The Partnership said the remaining road lining on Adams Road would be completed, as well as all remaining sections of lining being carried out.<\/p>\n

\"Adams<\/p>\n

Adams Road in Cambridge became England’s first cycle street<\/p>\n

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\"Adams<\/p>\n

The cycle street on Adams Road in Cambridge opened earlier this year <\/p>\n

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PA<\/p>\n

It added: “Pedestrian and cyclist access will remain unaffected throughout the works with vehicle access maintained for residents and businesses located within the closure. <\/p>\n

“If you require access, please approach either of the closure points at Grange Road or Wilberforce Road and speak to a member of staff, who will arrange access through the works.”<\/p>\n

Despite the roadworks, access to the Wilberforce Road sports facilities will be unaffected.<\/p>\n

The road was originally narrowed to discourage vehicles from passing cyclists, with cyclists encouraged to take the central position in the road.<\/p>\n

\"Adams<\/p>\n

The cycle street cost \u00a32.4million to install <\/p>\n

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PA<\/p>\n

This mirrors rules set out in the Highway Code, which states that cars should not follow behind a cyclist, nor overtake them.<\/p>\n

Signage and road markings have been installed to indicate that cyclists have priority, as well as changing the carriageway to be red.<\/p>\n

The \u00a32.4million road scheme has improved the foundation of the footways, cleaned the drainage network and introduced rain gardens to reduce pressure on the system.<\/p>\n

The Greater Cambridge Partnership outlined that it would continue to monitor how the street is operating with the existing traffic sensors.<\/p>\n

\"Adams<\/p>\n

The road will remain closed for two weeks as maintenance works take place<\/p>\n

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PA<\/p>\n

Further monitoring will see the GCP engage with key stakeholders and residents to “hear first-hand accounts of their experiences on the street”.<\/p>\n

A GCP spokesperson told The Daily Mail: “While carrying out a routine quality assurance check on our Adams Road project, it became clear some of the road markings were not up to the required standards. <\/p>\n

“Our contractor, M Group, takes full responsibility and is removing and replacing them at their own expense. There is no additional cost to the GCP or taxpayers.<\/p>\n

“As a result of this work, the road will be closed for approximately two weeks, with access maintained for residents. We apologise for any inconvenience.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"England’s first “cycle street” has been shut within just months of being operational, despite costing \u00a32.4million. Adams Road…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1143099,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5008],"tags":[113921,748,346,26647,393,4884,388,12,23422,29367,16,15],"class_list":["post-1143098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-england","tag-across-the-uk","tag-britain","tag-cars","tag-driving-laws","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-lifestyle","tag-news","tag-roads","tag-south-east","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117077795602970995","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1143098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1143098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1143098\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1143099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1143098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1143098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1143098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}