A £490,000 restoration scheme to provide much needed improvement to the Scarborough end of the Cinder Track has begun.
This second phase of work to improve the popular off-road track covers a 7km stretch between Sainsbury’s in Scarborough and Burniston.
Scarborough Borough Council say the scheme is in line with the Cinder Track restoration plan agreed through public consultation in 2018.
Improvements include the widening or alteration of existing cycle paths and new surfacing. In some sections the track alignment will be altered slightly and a narrow footbridge near Burniston will be replaced.
Access steps will be repaired and new wayfinding signs and seating will be installed to benefit all track users. Light touch landscaping will also be carried out.
PBS Construction is undertaking the work in sections on our behalf between now and early autumn. The council say that disruption will be kept to a minimum with PBS working on short sections of the track and keeping it open to users as much as possible. Any closures for surface-laying will be temporary and of short duration with diversions indicated. PBS will write to residents living closest to the sections of track due to be restored to provide further information.
The first phase of the improvement scheme between Whitby and Hawsker was completed last year.
The work has been funded predominantly by the Department for Transport (DfT) via Sustrans.
In a newsletter to residents the council said:
"If you use the Cinder Track regularly, you may ask why the southern end is being improved now when other stretches, particularly rural sections, are also in need of investment.This is because the present funding package is focussed on sustainable transport links in urban communities.
We are committed to the restoration of the entire length of the track and are continuing to look for funding opportunities that would directly benefit the rural sections.Meanwhile our Cinder Track ranger and apprentice continue to address maintenance issues on the track between Scarborough and Whitby."


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