Members of Middlesbrough Council’s Executive unanimously approved the move at a Town Hall meeting.
Middlesbrough Mayor Chris Cooke welcomed the decision and pledged to ensure the work is carried out as soon as possible.
Work on the controversial project was completed in September, 2022 with £1.7m in government funding through the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) to encourage active travel in the town.
A public consultation last year found strong support for its removal, and a proposed design scheme for the removal of the cycle lane put forward by the Combined Authority was approved by the Executive in December.
Councillor Peter Gavigan, Executive member for Environment and Sustainability, said: “Cycling and cycle lanes are a key part of our integrated transport strategy – the problem with this one was the design which was seriously flawed.”
Welcoming the decision, Mayor Cooke said: “The strength of community feeling around this was very vocal, and it’s clear that when we undertake schemes like this in future we need to ensure that consultation is done in a better way.
“Active travel, including walking and cycling schemes, is enormously important – the sooner we get this done the better, and that will enable us to start to look at other schemes in other areas.”
Following last night decision, Middlesbrough Council will receive funds to carry out removal work.
