The new £500k, mile-long cycle lane that even cyclists don't like |
But locals in Gorleston are wondering whether the authority's £500,000 scheme to install a cycle path along less than a mile of road has not just been a "colossal waste of money".
Critics - including some cyclists - claim the new lanes, along Middleton Road, have made the street narrower and more dangerous.
Retailers along the busy road also say the loss of parking spaces has harmed their trade.
New cycle lane created on Middleton Road. (Image: Nelson Walker)
Les West, 83 and who lives on the road, said: "It is a disgusting, horrendous waste of money.
"They have made a busy road into a dangerous one.
"It is a colossal waste of money and I can't see the point in it at all."
The end of Middleton Road near St Andrew's Church after the completed works. (Image: Nelson Walker)
The scheme, funded by the government's Active Travel Fund, has seen the creation of a new cycle lane on each side of the road.
New zebra crossings have been introduced while new reflective wands have been added to separate the road from the cycle lanes.
New parking bays have also been created near the roundabout by St Andrew's Church, while the parking allocation outside the shops has been modified as a result of the work.
New parking spaces towards the........