WORK on the new Kings Park cycle way is to be completed, as planned, by September, the council has confirmed.  

The pathway is currently on its second phase of construction, with a three metre-wide cycle path being installed next to a two metre-wide footpath in between the Vitality Stadium and Harewood Avenue. 

A new wildflower planting is being installed alongside Kings Park Bowling Green, too, with a raised crossing to slow traffic. 

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An extension of the 20mph zone covering all arms of the roundabout onto Harewood Avenue, Littledown Avenue and Harewood Crescent is already complete. 

A new, raised toucan crossing on Harewood Avenue near the roundabout has been installed. 

A BCP Council spokesperson said: “Work on the new walking and cycling paths through Kings Park is progressing well with street light cabling, path surfacing, white lining, footpath edging and 5G ducting recently completed.   

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“Final work taking place over the summer includes the installation of the new street lights and signs, and topsoiling and seeding.   

“We are on track to have the project completed, as planned, by September.”  

The third and final phase of the new eight kilometre cycleway is the widening of the path between Kings Park and Cowell Drive.