Clevedon seafront review to be considered by council

A 20mph one-way system and a 400m segregated cycle lane were introduced along Clevedon's seafront last autumn

A council has asked its officers to look at how to pay for major changes to a controversial parking scheme.

An independent review into Clevedon's infamous "wiggly line" and cycle lane on the seafront has recommended restoring diagonal parking.

North Somerset Council faces a bill of £375,000 to fix the changes, and a review was commissioned to explore how this will be funded.

The original scheme, funded by Active Travel England, cost more than £1m.

North Somerset Council will now engage in "active dialogue" about whether that money will need to be returned.

Hannah Young, the council's executive member for highways and transport said: "That very much depends on what happens next."

Bike racks were installed and later removed from a cycle lane

Changes proposed would keep the road as one way, and although the diagonal parking would be restored, there will still be fewer spaces than before the works began, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The road markings have been the subject of widespread protests in Clevedon since they were installed.

The RAC also labelled them "bizarre", saying it was "catering for a problem that didn't exist".

Clevedon Walton councillor Michael Pryke told the meeting: "The review never asked the question of should we reverse the entire scheme?"

Councillor Luke Smith said the original design was "not sensible, and it wasn't done properly".

A special council executive meeting will be held in March to make a final decision on what changes will be made to the road.