Further access and cycle-way improvements to take place at St Mary’s Lands in Warwick

Further access and cycle-way improvements are to take place at St Mary's Lands in Warwick.

As part of the on-going improvements to St. Mary’s Lands, Warwick District Council have appointed CLC Contractors to undertake works to the main entrance, Bread and Meat Close car park and the canter-down areas of Warwick Racecourse.

These works form part of the St Mary’s Lands masterplan, started in 2016, which has seen a host of measures to improve the accessibility to the area.

Early next week the contractors will begin to extend the cycle link from the Racecourse entrance towards Linen Street, giving cyclists a traffic free route to the town centre.

The works will include the replacement of parking spaces in the Bread and Meat Close car park, the provision of way-finding lighting and new signage.

The joint project which is being undertaken in partnership with Warwickshire County Council and the national cycle network charity Sustrans is due to be completed by early September.

Access to St Mary’s Lands for walkers, runners and cyclists will not be affected by these works.

Cllr, Alan Rhead, Warwick District Council’s portfolio holder for business and environment, said: “This is significant part of our plans to not only improve access to St Mary’s Lands, but also to encourage cycling in and around Warwick town centre, reducing congestion and pollution levels.”