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Published:
December 2, 2008
Plans
for new Brean to Weston-super-Mare cycle path unveiled
 Cyclists
could soon be able to use a new off-road cycle link between Brean
and Weston-super-Mare under proposals unveiled this week.
The
route is among several sustainable transport routes being planned
by Somerset County Council as part of an initiative to encourage
healthy living.
A
County Council spokesperson told Burnham-On-Sea.com on Monday
(December 1st): "Somerset County Council, with several partners,
is supporting the development of the 'Stop Line Way', a long distance
leisure cycling route from Weston-Super-Mare to Seaton in Devon,
and recently resolved to allocate £200,000 from the Rural
Regeneration Fund to enable further progress to be made with this
project."
 "The
first call on this allocation will be used to progress development
of an off-road section between Chard and Chard Junction in South
Somerset with any remaining funds from this allocation being available
for improvements to the route elsewhere in Somerset."
"The
section between Weston-Super-Mare and Brean would form part of
the completed 'Stop Line Way', but it is not possible to say when
this section will be delivered as it will be dependent upon funding
being available and landowner consent being obtained."
A
council report on the proposals recently stated: "Delivery
of this route could considerably improve sustainable travel between
Brean and Weston, both for staff travelling between the two areas
for low-paid seasonal work, and for holidaymakers wishing to access
Weston without taking the car."
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