North Yorkshire County Council go back on their word over Beryl Burton

North Yorkshire County Council were going to resurface the Beryl Burton cycleway from Knaresborough to Forest lane a fine legacy to a great champion. They were supposed to do it in May.

I have just received this from the Council Highways department:

The works were delayed on the Beryl Burton Cycleway because of funding issues. The original scheme has had to be cut back so that we are now only able to lay surfacing on the first 500m or so from Bilton Hall Drive (to the first cattle grid).
The current programme is for a September start.

So we get a half baked solution that won't happen until September. Remember this is the same Council that failed to spend all of its local sustainable transport funding last year and now can't find the cash to maintain some of its existing provision.

I have contacted Councillor Richard Cooper over this, he has gone into bat for cyclists recently. Lets see if we can get a speedy resolution to this issue and get the council to stick to its word?

Its hard enough enough to get NYCC to commit to any infrastructure improvements without them going back on their word when they do commit.