Building a new cycle lane has all of the same costs getting it approved as a new road does - planning, buying the land, landowner negotiations, navigating plann

Building a new cycle lane has all of the same costs getting it approved as a new road does - planning, buying the land, landowner negotiations, navigating planning permissions, public consultations etc. A bit of digging and tarmac on an existing one avoids most of that, it's just a case of finding the money - and the national government has announced a funding pot that councils can apply to.