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Cycle Highway Breda - Etten-Leur; II

4,560 views · Published 30 November 2009 · 10:00 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: BicycleDutch · 2009 · Education

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[Ep. 47] Double speed images of the entire route of the cycle highway cycling from the town of Etten-Leur to the city of Breda.

This cycle route in the South of the Netherlands was created in 2003/2004 as a model route for a fast and safe cycle route between cities and towns. The example route goes from the city of Breda to the town of Etten-Leur. It is over 7 kilometers (about 4.5 miles) long with the right of way for cyclists on every junction but one, where traffic lights were placed. The entire route is at least 3.5 meters wide and surfaced with smooth asphalt. The provincial government financed this so-called cycle highway for 80%, the rest was paid for by the city of Breda. Costs were about half a million euros per kilometer. This project was to be an example of how well designed cycle infrastructure can increase cycle use between towns and cities. 

In 2009 the city of Breda stated the route is a succes. After an investigation showed 1,300 cyclists use the route every day. To emphasize the special status of this cycle highway three shelters were placed along side of it. Finally an observation tower (18m or about 60 ft tall) near a motorway and the highspeed railway Amsterdam-Paris draws extra attention to this route.

(See also www.fietsberaad.nl)

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