The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels, built in 1951, have undergone a five year, £16m renovation and will open again soon. @carltonreid gets a sneak peak behind the scenes – and gets to ride on Britain's best cycleway.
Full separation of modes is the gold standard for bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure. The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels can therefore be considered platinum standard because there are wide, separate tunnels for those on foot and those cycling.The 275-meter twin-tube tunnel is buried 12 meters beneath the River Tyne between Jarrow and Howdon, near Newcastle in the northeast of England. It was opened in 1951, sixteen years before the Tyne Tunnel for motor vehicles.
Built as Tyneside’s contribution to the post-war Festival of Britain staged between May and September 1951, the tunnels linked shipyards on both sides of the Tyne.
The Tyne Pedestrian and Cycle Tunnels were built at the location of a second ferry over the Tyne, which went out of business soon after the tunnels opened.
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