South West area
Click on the orange route numbers SW1 etc. on the map for more information.
Main routes:
- SW1 Ouse Valley Way (Bromham Bridge to Great Denham)
- SW2 Queen’s Park to Kempston Mill footpath (north side of river)
- SW3 Biddenham to Kempston Mill footpath
- SW4 Kempston Mill to Woburn Road cycle route (proposed)
- SW5 Woburn Road to Interchange Retail Park cycle route (proposed)
- SW6 Hill Rise via Bedford Rd and Kempston Rd to Town Centre cycle route (existing)
- SW7 Bromham Rd to Town Centre cycle route (existing)
- SW8 Kempston to Town Centre cycle route (existing)
- SW9 Queen’s Park to Kempston Road cycle route (existing)
- SW10 Queen’s Park Bridge to Hillgrounds Rd (proposed)
Issues:
- road crossings
- bridges
- surfaces
- incomplete (missing links)
- signing
- traffic
- barriers
Details & photographs
Kempston Mill Bridge – unsuitable for cyclists and wheelchair users on the existing footpath, links SW1 – SW8
Barriers on the link to Galloway Close are a problem for many lawful path users. It may be better to replace them with simple bollards.
Existing footpath links require widening so that shared use is safer and more convenient (Balliol School)
Cyclist using informal, unsurfaced link south of river between Queen’s Park Bridge and Hillgrounds Rd
© bedford green wheel 2009