Residents can now have their say on changes being made to the cycle lane along the A1000 Finchley High Road.

Barnet Council has launched a consultation on alterations to the two-mile lane, which was introduced between Bishops Avenue and Tally Ho Corner during the Covid-19 pandemic to support government emergency travel measures.

The changes include options to relocate cyclists to a shared footway or revert to a ‘with flow’ cycle route on the A406 flyover, which would switch back to having two general traffic lanes in each direction.

Between Sandringham Gardens and Summers Lane, the council intends to remove the existing southbound cycle lane and move cyclists to a shared footway.

Further changes include removing the northbound segregated cycle lane and the southbound bus and cycle lane between Summers Lane and Squires Lane. The council will then install northbound and southbound mandatory cycle lanes and revert back to having one northbound and two southbound traffic lanes.

The alterations come after an initial consultation revealed concerns over congestion and parking problems, although a council report stated that the scheme had not led to an increase in vehicle journey times. Earlier this month, Geoff Mee, the authority’s executive director of environment, said the changes would make the scheme “more friendly for businesses and car users”.

Details of the consultation, which is due to close on 12th August, are available here: https://engage.barnet.gov.uk/a1000-experimental-cycle-route-enhancement

According to the council, the current consultation is separate to a proposed wider engagement and consultation exercise that will inform its final decision on whether to retain, modify or remove the A1000 scheme.