PETERSFIELD cyclists could benefit from three new cycle routes around the town if Hampshire County Council plans are given the go ahead. Town councillors were consulted over the £190,000 scheme at a specially arranged meeting last week. If it gets the green light, work on the cycle tracks could start as soon as this winter. The first route would run from the railway station to the car park in the town centre. This would be an entirely on-road route, running down Lavant Street to the junction with Chapel Street turning left up Chapel Street and then right into Park Road. To cycle east-west along Park Road, a contra-flow cycle lane would be required, as Park Road is one- way. It would then run through the car park until it linked with the existing off-road cycle route between the car park and Moggs Mead (via Tor Way). The plan is to construct the route this winter at an estimated cost of £70,000. It is entirely funded by a developer contribution. Although town councillors were positive about the cycle tracks, Mary Vincent said there were still some concerns surrounding this particular route. After the meeting, she told The Herald: "The main concern of councillors was the proliferation of road signs. But we were also concerned about the contra-flow idea for Park Road. "They have heard our concerns and will take them in to account when making their decision." The second route on the drawing board runs from Tor Way, along Riverside Walk to Pulens Lane. It then turns south, crossing over Tilmore Brook via a new cycle bridge adjacent to the existing bridge, and then turns into Barnfield Road and links directly to the existing cycle route to the Taro Centre. This route would be entirely off-road and could be finished by next spring at a cost of around £120,000 - again financed by developer's contributions. A Hampshire County Council spokesman said a third cycle scheme was also being discussed, intended to allow two-way cycliing off-rad along Tor Way. No design work had yet been undertaken, he said, but the route, which, like the others, was likely to be funded by a developer contribution, would run from the Ramshill housing development to link up with the two other proposed cycle routes at the junction of Tor Way and Moggs Mead.