Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to put out to tender the preliminary outline design for the proposed Gloucester to Cheltenham cycle route; and what the timeframe is for the announcement of the successful bidder for that tender.

The Gloucester to Cheltenham Cycle Route is a Highways England-led project to provide an alternative route to the A40 for cyclists, using local roads. Preliminary design is currently being undertaken by Highways England’s designers and there is no formal tender process for this element of the work. The scheme is being developed with Gloucestershire County Council as it will use their road network and is due to be delivered in early 2020.