Lea Bridge Road cycle lanes open as part of 50km of new local cycle routes

A new protected cycle lane has opened along the length of Lea Bridge Road in Hackney, joining the transformed Lea Bridge roundabout to provide a new cycle route between Lea Bridge and Dalston. 

Delivered by Hackney Council in partnership with Transport for London, the route makes its way along Lea Bridge Road, over the new Lea Bridge Roundabout, through the Hackney Downs area towards Sandringham Road in Dalston. 

It also includes safer junctions at Crossway, John Campbell Road, Sandringham Road, Abersham and Downs Park Road and Lea Bridge Road and Hillstowe Street. 

The cycle route is part of more than 50km of protected or quiet walkable or cycleable low traffic roads across the borough in the last five years. This includes 6km of protected cycle lanes and 45km of low traffic roads. 

This year, Hackney maintained its position as top in London for cycling in the Healthy Streets Scorecard, and third overall in London across all the indices measured.

Over 1000 children and 456 adults have completed cycle training in the borough this year, with nearly 5,000 children taking part in the Council’s road safety education programme. 

Register for cycle training: https://hackney.gov.uk/cycle-training

We’re so proud that more people cycle in Hackney than anywhere else in London. The new routes we’ve introduced are helping to cut air pollution and create a greener, healthier borough.

We know there’s more to do to expand access to cycling, which is why we give road safety training to thousands of local school children and we’re working hard on meeting the huge demand for secure cycle parking, introducing 4,000 new cycle hangar spaces by 2026.

Cllr Sarah Young, Cabinet Member for Climate, Environment and Transport

Expanding London’s cycleway network and enabling more Londoners to cycle is essential to a more sustainable future for London. 

This new C23 route between Lea Bridge and Dalston will make it much safer and easier for Londoners to walk and cycle, supporting the Mayor’s aim for a greener, safer London for all.

Will Norman, London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner