After the junction with Heathfield Road, the A34 cycle route has a long section where it is mainly shared-use pavement. Without using compulsory purchase orders to take part of the front yard off houses along this section, along with part of the church yard, it wasn't possible to widen the pavement sufficiently to get in a cycle track plus keep the bus lane and the general traffic lane. This photo shows another pinch point, where the entrance to the underpass squeezes the space available. It is difficult to tell which side of the underpass has the stairs and which has the ramp, so this is one of the few times that a barrier (to stop people cycling off the top of the stairs) would be a good idea.
