An eye-catching cycle sign in the form of a sculpture has been unveiled on Mount Road in Bury St Edmunds, marking the completion of a new route from Bury St Edmunds to Thurston.
The sculpture, know as the Millennium Milepost, is one of many cycle signs going up around the country giving people information about the National Cycle Network. The cycle path is part of the National Cycle Route 51, between Felixstowe and Cambridge.
St Edmundsbury has been working with developers, Taylor Woodrow, and J Breheny Contractors as well as Sustrans, a charity that promotes sustainable transport, to build the cycle path which goes from the Flying Fortress pub towards the centre of town.
Another cycle path is currently being worked on from Thurston to the Flying Fortress, this will form the longest traffic free section of National Cycle Route 51. A cycle map of all the routes in the borough is available from our receptions at the Borough Offices, Angel Hill and Western Way in Bury St Edmunds and Lower Downs Slade in Haverhill.
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Notes to editors
· Photograph of the sign being unveiled is attached to this press release.
· The cycle route starts at BryantHomes' AbbotsfordPark development.
· Find out more about Sustrans on their website: www.sustrans.co.uk.
ISSUED BY MARIA STAFF, COMMUNICATIONS UNIT, ST EDMUNDSBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL. Tel 01284 757033. maria.staff@stedsbc.gov.uk
