Council accused of wasting tax payer’s money after ‘weird’ semi-circular cycle lane

Calderdale Council got the money for the development through the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund, and they were awarded a total of £4.98mil for the work

James Bakern - the Liberal Democrat leader in the local council (James Baker / SWNS)

Council chiefs have been criticised for wasting tax payer’s money after their workers painted a “weird” semi-circular cycle lane on a town’s main road.

Calderdale Council created the “confusing” bike lane, measuring roughly 2.5m (8ft), in Halifax, West Yorks., using part of a £4.9mil fund to improve local transport links.

But residents were left baffled when the strange cycle lane appeared on Kings Cross Road a few weeks ago, with some asking “what is it for?” and others branding it a “waste of money”.