Redcar Town Centre Connectivity

Redcar Town Centre to West Dyke Road

Walking, Wheeling, and Cycling Improvements

Between July and August 2024, we asked for your feedback on a range of potential improvements to help improve journeys in Redcar Town Centre for people walking, wheeling, cycling, and using the bus. This included gathering feedback on a potential solution on West Dyke Road to make it safer and easier for people walking and cycling, by providing a new cycle lane and improving road crossings, with the aim of making walking, wheeling and cycling safer and more attractive travel options.  

Your feedback included: 

• You agreed that there were issues in the town centre, particularly with buses. 
• You were supportive of measures to improve the layout of junctions and roads, and improving paths for people walking, wheeling and cycling. 
• Some concerns were raised over the proposed bidirectional cycle lane on West Dyke Road, and the loss of right turn lanes to access the side streets.  
• You highlighted several other issues in the town centre, including concerns over illegal parking and traffic congestion. 

Taking your view on board  

We have considered your feedback and updated the plans for West Dyke Road connecting into Redcar Town Centre based on what you told us.  The updated designs for West Dyke Road seek to improve connections between the Hospital, Lakes Primary School and Sandringham Road.  

The plans are as follows: 

• A continuous walking, wheeling and cycling route linking Redcar Primary Care Hospital, Lakes Primary School and the train station. 
• Proposing segregated cycle/footway facilities along the route achieving a bi-directional cycle track or shared use facility depending on width constraints. 
• All right-hand turns have been retained in the designs. 
• No trees are proposed to be removed.  
• Plans include upgrading an existing uncontrolled crossing to a zebra crossing, two new parallel crossings and an existing traffic island is to be replaced with a new toucan crossing, improving layout and safety along the route.  
• There are plans to improve Moore Street, currently in development and will be available for public review in spring 2025.

Have Your Say

Your responses helped to develop these proposals further, and we want to now show you our latest plans. Please view our updated plans for Redcar Town Centre to West Dyke Road here. 

The Levelling Up Funding (LUF) secured for this project is fully pledged for sustainable transport projects to promote more walking, wheeling and cycling in our area.   

We are now asking for you feedback on our updated plans for West Dyke Road here West Dyke Road: Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Improvements.

This scheme is due to be implemented in early 2026.  If you have any remaining questions or feedback about the updated proposals, you can: 

• Complete a short survey on the updated plans for West Dyke Road before 28 Feb 2025
• Join us for a public drop-in event at: Rediscover Redcar from 11am to 3pm on Saturday 15 Feb 2025 located at 12 West Terrace, Redcar TS10 1DS
• Email any questions or comments to: [email protected]

For an enlarged version of the map, please click here.

Next Steps

The plans will be finalised based on further feedback from the survey closing on 28 Feb 2025. Once finalised, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council, in their role as the Highway Authority, will hold a formal advertisement on final plans from March 2025. 

Plans to improve Moore Street are currently in development and will be available for public review in spring 2025; please sign up to stay up to date.

Wider Vision for Redcar Town Centre

Redcar is already being transformed, using money secured through the Government’s Town Deal. This will fund major improvements to deliver a better town centre. These include:

• The Town Centre Transformation (Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council webpage)
• Station Road Improvements (Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council webpage)
• Esplanade Improvements (Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council webpage)

We want to deliver transport improvements to support Redcar’s transformation and economic growth. Our aim is to make sure that journeys can be made safely, quickly, more conveniently, and everyone can easily move around the town centre.

Redcar Town Centre

Lots of people travel into Redcar town centre to access jobs, education, shopping, and other leisure activities. Key destinations include:

• Redcar Central Station
• Redcar Racecourse
• Redcar and Cleveland College
• Redcar Primary Care Hospital

Take a look at the transport issues and opportunities we have found in Redcar Town Centre by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

West Dyke Road Walking, Cycling and Wheeling Improvements

West Dyke Road is an important link into Redcar Town Centre. Existing walking, wheeling, and cycling routes are limited and sharing the road with traffic can feel unsafe for cyclists.

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Revised Plans

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Previous Plans

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