A cycleway in Bolton town centre has been improved with a new surface.

The cycle path outside Bolton station was considered too bumpy – with a new surface installed on Sunday, July 28.

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In January 2023, campaigner Dr Grahame Cooper said he had complained about the cycleway – which used hand-laid tarmac, as opposed to machine-laid tarmac on the main carriageway.

At the time, he said: “It is quite possible to get machines that go the same width as cycleways, but they’re never given priority.”

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Now, Dr Cooper said he would be riding the new section of cycleway himself before making any judgement.

The cycleway was installed as part of a £7 million scheme to install protected cycle tracks and a cycle optimised crossing near the station.

The protected path outside the station was completed between 2021 and 2022, linking to the protected crossing.

A Bolton Council spokesperson said: “The cycleway outside Bolton train station was partially resurfaced yesterday (Sunday 28 July).

“This was due to an area of the cycle track having become defective.”

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