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Warwickshire County Council proposed in February 2021 to install a high-quality cycleway on the A47 between the junction with Eastboro Way and the A5 – only approximately 1.4km (0.9 miles), but a first step in creating a safe, direct route into the town centre. To support the scheme, the County Council had committed a budget of £438,000. In October 2024, there was a suggestion that the scheme may have been cancelled, although different sources tell different accounts.
The articles below comment on and follow the development of this scheme, from the release of plans and the start of consultation in the middle of February 2021.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 February 2021 | WCC release initial plans for the Long Shoot cycleway and launch a public consultation. |
| 18 March 2021 | Scheme consultation closed. |
| 20 September 2021 | Request submitted for an update on the project. |
| 19 October 2021 | WCC confirmed construction delayed to early 2022; hopes to release plans before year end. |
| 29 December 2021 | Separate works set to begin on the junction for the new Callendar Farm estate – no suggestion that there has been a noteable deviation from the plans shown as part of the cycle scheme. |
| 05 January 2022 | Revised plans have not been published yet; request submitted for an update on the project. |
| 26 January 2022 | WCC confirmed construction is delayed again; now anticipated to begin in Summer 2022. |
| December 2022 | A47/Leghorn Road (Callendar Farm) junction works are complete. |
| January 2023 | WCC expect to advertise notices and orders in the spring, and hope to commence construction later in the year. |
| 19 May 2023 | As part of the funding award announced by Active Travel England, an effective extenion to the Long Shoot scheme has been funded which will complete the section between the Long Shoot/Eastboro Way junction, along the A47 Hinckley Road towards the town centre. |
| 25 August 2023 | A further update from Warwickshire CC has been requested on current development and timescales, given the notices/orders that were expected to be advertised in the Spring (see January 2023) have not appeared yet. |
| 07 September 2023 | In its response to the request for an update, Warwickshire CC confirmed a further delay. Notices/orders are expected to be advertised in the autumn, and the hope is for delivery to commence early in 2023. |
| 01 December 2023 | Warwickshire County Council has paused development of this scheme. See more: https://fiets.uk/2023-12-01/warwickshire-pauses-nuneaton-cycle-schemes/ |
| 11 October 2024 | There is a suggestion that Warwickshire County Council has cancelled the A47 Long Shoot scheme, though the Hinckley Road section still remains under development. See more: https://fiets.uk/2024-10-20/county-council-kills-off-its-a47-long-shoot-cycle-scheme/ |
Back in December 2023, Warwickshire County Council stated that it had paused development of a mostly separated cycle scheme to run alongside the A47 from its junction with the A5 towards Nuneaton town centre. Now, the Council’s Forward Plan published in October 2024 shows the decision on the scheme as “Abandoned” and it has been suggested that the Long Shoot portion of the planned route may not be going ahead.
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A report shows Warwickshire to be one of the hotspots for cycling incidents – but is it any wonder? Despite promises of routes, social media activity, and an active travel focus in the County Council’s LTP, there’s still a lack of delivery on the ground.
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Following a protracted request for information on the pausing of the Long Shoot Cycle Scheme in Nuneaton, we now have some more information about the scheme, including funding and consultation comments – but questions remain about what happens next.
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Warwickshire County Council has stated that it is pausing development of its often-delayed Long Shoot Cycle Scheme and its Hinckley Road scheme in Nuneaton. The reasoning for this decision has been attributed both to levels of community support and a funding shortfall.
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The wait for construction on Warwickshire’s high quality cycle scheme alongside the A47 Long Shoot in Nuneaton continues as the local authority has confirmed another delay to the project. While the scheme is still expected to proceed, it is now hoped that construction on the 1.4km route will begin early in 2024.
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A quick look at the new junction that has been installed on the A47 Long Shoot, Nuneaton, and the new bit of (as yet unconnected) shared use space and toucan crossing. This will eventually form part of a broader high quality cycle route on the A47, though this specific junction predates the plans for the cycle scheme – hence the lower quality design.
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It has been over a year since Warwickshire County Council last responded to a request for an update on the cycle scheme to run alongside the A47 Long Shoot in Nuneaton. This 1.4km scheme was originally put out to public consultation in early 2021. Since then, general updates from the local authority have been sparse and the project subject to delays – not helped by another road junction scheme that was subject to its own overruns. Now, the Council has provided further comment in response to a new request for information.
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Works are due to commence on the A47 Long Shoot, to build out the junction for the new Calendar Farm estate. These works are expected to take approximately twenty weeks – but where is the promised cycle scheme?
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Update: 26 January 2022 A further request for an update on this project was submitted in early January, after 2021 concluded with no public update from the County Council. In its response, WCC has noted that plans are still not ready for publication and that the anticipated commencement of construction is now the summer of 2022, following the conclusion of
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Update: 19 March 2021 – The consultations have now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted their feedback in support of active travel and well-designed cycle schemes. Original Post (18 March 2021) Today is the final day for two consultations being held in Warwickshire that are important for cycling and transport. If you have not had your say yet, don’t
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