New route to school in Slough
Children and teachers at Slough Montem Primary School will be able to take the healthy option of walking or cycling to school by using a new pedestrian and bike path.
Mayor of Slough, Cllr Rashid Butt, will officially open the cycle and walk way, which is one of two new routes to be unveiled by Slough Borough Council, as part of a 12 mile bike ride around the borough.
Slough Borough Council is staging the event as part of National Bike Week with cyclists of all ages taking part in the two wheeled fun. The ride will start from Wellington House and take about two hours to complete and include both new and old cycle ways.
After the ride there will be a chance for people to relax and enjoy lunch and refreshments provided at the finish back at Wellington House.
Cllr Dexter Smith, Slough commissioner for transport, said; “These new paths give people the option of walking or cycling, which is not only great exercise but it means people can be environmentally friendly too.”
Savio DeCruz, principal engineer for Slough Borough Council, feels that the two new cycle and walk ways will encourage more people to leave their cars at home; “The ride will show people that there is a different way to getting around Slough instead of relying on their cars.”
The two new multipurpose routes are in the Cippenham and Wexham areas of the borough. Slough Borough Council is currently on target to deliver all of its planned cycle ways by 2011.
Slough Borough Council