Fury after new 1.2m cycle lane ‘kills’ suburb by ‘crippling trade’ – with local shopkeepers claiming people can’t park outside their stores [Video]

A new cycle lane that cost over a million has left shopkeepers furious after it ‘kills’ local trade in a suburb.

Business owners in Castleton, Greater Manchester claim a new bike path is preventing customers from parking on the road and near their stores. 

The cycle lane, which covers both sides of a stretch of Manchester Road, cost £1.2million and is part of a wider £4.4million scheme of road improvements. 

It took around 18 months to build but despite the time and money put into the path, local shopkeepers say it has killed off their businesses.

Mark Foster, 46, has owned the New Bridge chip shop for more than 20 years but says work on the cycle lane has battered his business and led to a 50% drop in trade.

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