Three new cycling schemes have been given the go-ahead in a bid to boost sustainable travel.
The new Hartlepool cycleway projects will link the town centre to Catcote Road, the Waterfront and the Headland after the £9.2m plans were unanimously approved by councillors.
Plans include improvements to crossings, street lighting and traffic signals along the routes, with work due to start in September.
Council officers said the work, funded through the government, would provide “safer and more convenient connections between different parts of the borough and greater travel alternatives”.
