NOTTS County Council has been successful in bidding for Government money for two schemes to improve safety for cyclists in the county.
They are at Retford Road in Worksop and the roundabout at the junction of North Road and Amcott Way in Retford.
In Worksop the council submitted a bid for £194,000 towards the cost of widening a pavement to allow it to be used by cyclists.
The council will contribute £50,000 from its Local Transport Plan budget.
The scheme will provide a route for cyclists on the north side of the B6040 Retford Road by widening the pavement – which is only one metre wide – to three metres.
The road has an on-road cycle route along its section between Shrewsbury Road, near the town centre and the B&Q distribution centre entrance.
However, there are currently no facilities between the B&Q entrance and the Enterprise Park, and cyclists are regularly intimidated by large lorries.
The route is used by around 300 cyclists a day and latest figures from the county council show that there have been five accidents on Retford Road involving cyclists since 2008.
In Retford, the county council bid for £183,000 towards the cost of improving cycle safety at the Amcott Way roundabout near the town centre. It will contribute £150,000 from its Local Transport Plan budget.