PLANS to develop a major cycle superhighway on the A4 are set to come to fruition thanks to grant funding.

Slough Borough Council has announced it has secured £10.4m from the Department for Transport’s (DFT) Active Travel Fund to promote greener and sustainable transport in the borough.

Plans for a cycle superhighway, which could cover the A4 from the western boundary to the Uxbridge Road junction, were announced in November 2020 in hopes this will encourage more people to cycle in a safe way.

Cycle superhighways were introduced in London in 2010 and involve allocating space on major roads to provide cycle lanes over several miles of a route.

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Misha Byrne, the council’s transport lead, said the team is currently developing preliminary designs for the scheme.

The design of Slough’s scheme sees segregated and part-segregated lanes from traffic, junction redesigns and improved crossings, and more prominent and enhanced signage and markings.

Councillor Pavitar K. Mann, lead member for transport, planning, and place, said: “It’s fantastic news to hear we’ve been awarded this money which will enable us to reclaim the road space for all road users, in a sustainable and progressive way.

“Local areas have suffered from increased levels of traffic and increased speeds. The council has already introduced measures to make local roads better for walking and cycling, such as our rollout of School Streets.

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“With this new scheme, we want to help people make travel choices that are cleaner and greener which will contribute towards Slough being a safer, healthier, and more attractive place to live and work.”

The plans will be released for consultation in the summer. Dates for the construction of the scheme are yet to be determined.