The business case for the Bristol Regional Cycling Hub is set to be considered by councillors next week.
The Transport and Connectivity Committee will be asked to approve the full business case onThursday 9 July for the £15.63 million project, which would deliver a permanent home for cycling in Bristol, featuring a closed-loop cycling track, learn-to-ride facilities, skills areas and community spaces in Lawrence Weston and Shirehampton.
If approved, it will be submitted to the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority to secure the full £15.63 million needed to build the state-of-the-art cycling facility.
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Councillor Ed Plowden, Chair of the Transport and Connectivity Committee, said: “It would be fantastic to deliver a permanent home for cycling in Bristol. The hub would help people of all ages and abilities build their cycling skills and confidence, providing a better offer for our existing users like special schools, while offering a regional centre for closed-loop training and racing at elite levels.
“The new hub would support our wider ambitions for sustainable transport, healthier communities and inclusive growth. It also has the potential to become a valuable community asset, bringing people together, widening access to cycling, and creating opportunities for skills development, training and work experience.”
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The planned facility would replace the Bristol Cycling Centre, which is a temporary facility based at the Old Whitchurch Athletics Track in Hengrove, which is earmarked for housing development.
If the full business case for Bristol Regional Cycling Hub is approved by both the Transport and Connectivity Committee and Combined Authority, and the full funding secured, work could start on site this autumn. Main construction work would then get underway in spring 2027, with the new cycling hub potentially opening in autumn 2028.
The cost to develop the full business case has been funded through the UK Government’s City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement, secured by the Combined Authority. If approved, the cost of building the facility would also be funded through the same programme.
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