Footpath and crossing plan for North Solihull

A NINE-week project to improve routes for walkers and cyclists is set to get underway next week.

The work on the new, wider footpath between Cooks Lane and Moorend Avenue is scheduled to begin on Tuesday (June 11).

Maps released by the council show that the route will cut through a green corridor, starting near the KEC Church Centre, in Kingshurst, and emerging near to the Labour Club.

The scheme, which is part of the wider Wildlife Ways initiative, will also see a new crossing installed on Cooks Lane.

Solihull Council, which started work on the multi-million pound project earlier in the year, is hoping the activity will improve access for pedestrians and cyclists.

While activity is taking place around the borough, many of the improvements will be in the more built-up wards locally.

Trees were planted at Marston Green Park back in February and roadworks in the vicinity of Chester Road/Bradford Road, in Castle Bromwich, started last month.