Overview
- Norfolk County Council finished new bike lanes on both sides of Middleton Road in Gorleston as part of a £500,000 scheme that also added zebra crossings and plastic wands.
- Residents and some cyclists say the traffic lanes now feel too tight and the redesign has made the street less safe for riders and drivers.
- People report delivery vans and other vehicles stopping in the bike lanes, which has pushed some cyclists onto the pavement to get by.
- Shopkeepers say fewer or moved parking spaces outside stores have confused motorists and cut footfall, hurting trade.
- Following wider media attention, Express highlighted the TaxPayers’ Alliance branding the project a “half‑million‑pound white elephant,” while the council told Metro the changes need time to bed in and are intended to improve cycling links and crossings.