Alistair Coe has expressed concern as to why a road lane has been removed on Ginninderra Drive to make way for an on-road cycle path which is immediately adjacent to an off-road cycle path.

The stretch of road affected is the part of Ginninderra Drive adjacent to Lake Ginninderra and the suburb of McKellar.

“Whilst I recognise the contribution that cycling makes to improving health outcomes, reducing road congestion and cutting emissions of pollutants by taking cars off the roads, we must have a balanced approach to the expansion of the network,” Mr Coe said.

“Creating on-road paths where off-road paths exist does nothing to expand the network.”

“Rather than reduce emissions, the closure of a lane will increase congestion and may lead to more emissions.”

“Government investment in cycling infrastructure would be better spent on fixing missing links in the network, not duplication.”

Last month, parts of Streeton Drive in Weston Creek suffered a similar fate to Ginninderra Drive when a road lane was removed and replace with an on-road cycle path.

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