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Birmingham City Council’s transport boss has defended cycle route plans despite more than two-thirds saying they “really disliked” the proposals in a consultation.

The Labour -run authority wants to build cycle provision along a section of the A45 Coventry Road as it looks to reduce dependency on private vehicles.

It would connect with an existing scheme that links the city centre with Oldknow Road – providing a continuous route out to Swan Island in Yardley .

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The council said earlier this year that the plans would increase ‘active travel’ along the A45 corridor; help decarbonisation efforts and reduce collisions for pedestrians and cyclists.

But a council report r

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