More than £3m is set to be spent on installing another permanent cycle lane in Liverpool city centre. Members of the city council’s cabinet are being asked to sign off on a half-mile stretch along Bath Street and Waterloo Road in an area known as the Bath Street Triangle.
It is the latest active travel scheme to go before city leaders as work is now underway on a similar project in Vauxhall. According to authority documents released ahead of the cabinet meeting next week, the Bath Street scheme will “form part of a wider network of new and upgraded routes that are being built across the city region.”
Design and Funding
Design work commenced on the scheme in June 2024. A date has yet to be set for construction to begin, subject to cabinet approval. If signed off, the scheme will lead to a fully segregated cycle route introduced along with footway upgrades, improved pedestrian crossings and the upgrade and landscaping of the area.
Cabinet papers said: “The council has previously secured funding through Department for Transport’s (DfT) Levelling up Fund (LUF) to develop the concept, preliminary and detailed design for the Bath Street active travel scheme.” The report added how the creation of “these safe, high quality routes will give residents and visitors more options to make shorter trips by active modes of travel which will help to tackle air pollution and help to prevent serious long term health conditions across the city.”
Public Consultation
A four-week public consultation was undertaken between February and March 2025. A total of 65% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the improvements to cycling and walking should be progressed. Consultees were also asked their views on proposals for a new accessible route and public realm improvements in the area known as the Bath Street Triangle, and 68% of respondents either agreed or agreed strongly that the proposals should be progressed.
Related Vauxhall Scheme
Last month it was confirmed work had begun to reimagine more than 2km of Vauxhall Road between Tithebarn Street and Sandhills Lane. Through the £12m 18-month scheme, Liverpool Council is to resurface the carriageway and install a fully segregated cycle lane. Upgraded footpaths and new pedestrian crossings will also be put in at busy locations including Leeds Street, Burlington Street, Boundary Street and Sandhills Lane. Motorists have been warned to brace for delays as work gets underway, with road closures to be put in place during the construction phase.
Cabinet members will be asked to approve the Bath Street project when they meet at Liverpool Town Hall on Tuesday, November 17.
