New Riverside Path

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BACC members with Councillor Mike Rigby at the opening ceremony of the new riverside path
From left to right: Geoff Bell, Councillor Mike Rigby, David Thomas, Gary Perrett, Carleton Lord; pictured at the opening ceremony of the new riverside path.

Many of you will have seen the news recently that a new path has been built connecting Express Park to Saltlands Avenue. Bridgwater Area Cycling Campaign have worked hard behind the scenes on this project, offering input to Somerset County Council in terms of the design.

The route forms an important part of the north-south corridor for active travel in Bridgwater. Ultimately, we want to see far more people able to use active travel in their daily lives, so creating better, safer routes is fundamental to that.

This new route offers a safe alternative to cycling along Bristol Road which, at some points, is especially hazardous for cyclists.

Left to right: Councillor Adam Dance (Lead Member for Public Health, Equalities and Diversity), Councillor Hilary Bruce, Councillor Liz Leavy (Mayor of Bridgwater), Councillor Mike Rigby, Councillor Sarah Dyke (Lead Member for Environment and Climate Change), Councillor Leigh Redman
Left to right: Councillor Adam Dance (Lead Member for Public Health, Equalities and Diversity), Councillor Hilary Bruce, Councillor Liz Leavy (Mayor of Bridgwater), Councillor Mike Rigby, Councillor Sarah Dyke (Lead Member for Environment and Climate Change), Councillor Leigh Redman

We are excited and proud to have been involved in this project.

To find out more about our work on the active travel corridors in Bridgwater, head over to our Infrastructure page. And if you have ideas or suggestions about how bike routes in our town could be improved, let us know!