A £450,000 scheme for a cycle track, pedestrian walkway and new zebra crossings on the outskirts of Norwich has won the backing of the public.
Norfolk County Council wants to make changes to Mayfly Way in Bowthorpe using a slice of the £32m awarded to the authority through the government's Transforming Cities initiative.
And the mooted changes have been supported by the public, with 83pc of those who responded in a public consultation backing the changes.
The proposals include turning an existing footpath in Mayfly Way, between Harpsfield and Dereham Road, into a two-way cycle track.
A new footpath, solely for pedestrians, would be created on an existing verge next to it, separated from the cycle path by a raised kerb.
Council bosses said that would create a 550-metre link to the Green Pedalway, the cycle route which connects Bowthorpe to Broadland Business Park.
Other plans include a parallel crossing - a zebra crossing with a parallel priority cycleway - near Barnard Road.
That would require double yellow lines to be painted on part of Barnard Road leading up to that crossing.
Another parallel crossing is proposed off Chapel Break Road.
The plans are intended to improve safety for those travelling through the area by bike or on foot.
Norfolk police responded to state the force was "very much in favour" of
the proposals, as they would help reduce vehicle speeds and crashes.
Police said the area was "heavily used" by children going to and from schools at peak times, so the proposals would help to keep them safe.
The proposals will be discussed at a meeting of the Transport for Norwich advisory committee on Thursday, November 24.
The committee is made up of councillors from Norfolk County Council, Norwich City Council, South Norfolk Council and Broadland District Council.
Members will be asked to recommend that Martin Wilby, the committee chairman and the county council cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and transport, approves the proposals.
The scheme would link to other proposed improvements to the Dereham Road area which are currently being consulted upon.
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