Changes have been made to part of the new Lime Street cycle lane after people raised concerns over a 'death trap' junction.
The new cycle lane opened at the start of the month as part of the wider - and heavily delayed - redevelopment of the iconic city gateway. While people were impressed with large parts of the new cycle route, one area was picked out as problematic.
The area in question was the junction that would take cyclists from Renshaw Street towards Lime Street, crossing the busy junction outside the Adelphi Hotel. One video, shared by twitter account the Liverpool Wanderer, showed a cyclist trying to navigate the junction, where white lines had been painted onto the road to cover the supposed cycle route area, with a large wagon swinging into the cycle lane ahead of the rider.
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Concerns about the junction were quickly flagged up by cyclists and reported on by the ECHO. Liverpool Council acknowledged the issue and at the end of last week began work to alter the cycle lane at the junction. Today those changes have been completed and the lane is back open.
As images shared by the council on twitter today show, a central traffic island at the junction has now been completely removed. This has allowed the white painted cycle path to be altered to provide more space for traffic turning right up Copperas Hill. The idea is that large vehicles will now not cross into the cycle path as they turn right. The traffic lights at the crossing have a specific phase for cyclists to aid safe crossing. New signs have also been put in place.
A tweet from the council today said: "Thanks to feedback by cyclists on the junction leading to the new Lime Street cycle lane, amends have been made to remove some infrastructure and install new signage to allow an uninterrupted crossing. This stretch of road will continue to be monitored."
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