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19.07.2023 - 16:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A 'frustrated' thief has stolen more than 600 traffic cones used to demark controversial pop-up cycle lanes along a section of the A56 through Trafford.
The cones were put down in May 2020, not long after the first lockdown, to mark out temporary cycles lanes initially to aid social distancing. But the move angered many motorists who were left facing longer journey times into the centre of Manchester.
Now it has emerged that a thief stole hundreds of cones on a two-kilometre stretch of the A56 through Stretford. The cones were replaced and now police are investigating.
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Trafford Council used a share of £5m in emergency government funding made available via the Mayor's cycling and walking fund - £180,000 - to make it easier for people to travel safely and keep a safe distance.
A petition launched in 2021 to get rid of the cones amassed almost 3,000 signatures and prompted a debate at Trafford Council, which has said it is working on an 'alternative'.
The borough's Tory group leader Nathan Evans, who represents the Hale Barns and Timperley South ward, told the M.E.N: "I think this is possibly just frustration from residents. And I totally understand it. I don't condone it. But when the council is totally deaf to appeals from the residents for normal behaviour, I get it. I think there are better ways of doing this."
He said the cycle lanes had been done in a 'ham-fisted' way, adding: "There's clearly a problem but the way they are treating cyclists, it's totally ridiculous. Maybe we can't afford (proper cycle lanes) but if we are going to do it, let's do it properly."
It was a 'systematic theft', according to the partnership
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