Work to remove a cycle lane just four years after it was installed has been completed.
The route on Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough has been ripped out and the area resurfaced, with parking spaces reinstated and bus stops to be repositioned.
The cycle lane had faced a backlash since it opened in 2022, with concerns over cyclists and pedestrians being injured and businesses branding it a "disaster".
Middlesbrough mayor Chris Cooke said: "I'm pleased the cycle lane is no more and it's positive to see traffic running smoothly." Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said: "Cycle lanes have to work in the real world and this scheme has caused nothing but problems since day one."
The lane was approved by Cooke's predecessor Andy Preston and cost £1.7m in government funding granted to the council to promote active travel.
