Work on the new Cobham Dr cycleway will begin on Monday, with Transport Minister Simon Bridges turning the sod.

Wellingtonians have been given their first glimpse of what new cycleways in the east of the city might look like.

The images include a proposed two-lane cycleway running along Evans Bay Parade and another on Cobham Dr, where construction work will start next week.

From Monday the public will be able to go to the Wellington City Council website to see potential layouts for cycleways and rank them for preference.

SUPPLIED An artist's impression of the proposed cycleway on Evans Bay Parade.

These will include proposed designs for Miramar Ave, Evans Bay Parade, and 20 other roads linking Kilbirnie, Miramar, Strathmore Park, Seatoun and Newtown.

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Planning manager Paul Barker said most of the proposed routes had two or three options to choose from, with options including having two-way paths to one side of the road, or lanes on the outside of the road.

SUPPLIED Submissions can also be made on a plan to put in a two-way cycleway on the seaward side of Miramar cutting between the intersection of Shelly Bay Rd and Tauhinu Rd.

Once the public have chosen layouts, Barker said staff would be able to release more specific details, including the number of parking spaces that would be lost.

"In order to get people cycling across the city we need a comprehensive network, so we need to build it up," he said.

"While we are focusing on the east at the moment, the project will eventually roll out all the way around the city."

SUPPLIED WCC proposed new cycle routes in the east of the city will be going out for public consultation on Monday.

Work on a new cycleway on Cobham Dr will begin on September 4, with Transport Minister Simon Bridges turning the sod on a double-laned cycleway and walkway.

Submissions can also be made on a plan to put in a two-way cycleway on the seaward side of Miramar Cutting before the intersection of Shelly Bay Rd and Tauhinu Rd from September 4 to October 2.

This layout will be consistent with the two-way cycleway going into Cobham Dr, and will include replacing the existing roundabout with traffic lights to resolve traffic issues in the area, Barker said.

SUPPLIED How Oriental Bay's new cycleway might look.

The new cycleways in the east of the city represent about $17 million total investment, with roughly a third coming from Wellington ratepayers and the rest from central government.

Councillor Sarah Free said anyone who criticised the spend based on the current cycling population had to appreciate the new cycleways were intended to increase the numbers of cyclists.

Roughly two-thirds of Wellingtonians said they would like to cycle around the city, but a large portion were put off because they didn't feel it was safe, according to council figures.

SUPPLIED An impression of what Miramar Ave might look like, once new cycleways are installed.

"We are working in partnership with the NZ Transport Agency with an ambitious timetable – to secure the considerable government funding on offer projects need to be approved by mid-2018 and completed by mid-2019," Free said.

Chris Calvi-Freeman, who leads the council's transport strategy, said if parking was taken out as a result of cycleways, staff would be investigating if bays could be added elsewhere to make up the deficit.

Two open days are planned on September 6 and 9 at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie, where residents can learn about the proposed routes and give their feedback.

SUPPLIED There will be more than one option up for consideration for each plan, including this alternative for Miramar Ave.

Streets affected by cycle network in the east:

* Evans Bay Parade (Carlton Gore Road to Cobham Drive)

* Miramar Avenue

* Constable Street

* Wilson Street

* Part of Coromandel Street (Constable Street to Wilson Street)

* Crawford Road

* Rongotai Road

* Childers Terrace

* Part of Queens Drive (Childers Terrrace to the Leonie Gill pathway)

* Evans Bay Parade (Rongotai Road to Cobham Drive)

* Yule Street

* Te Whiti Street

* Coutts Street

* Short section of Tirangi Road (Coutts Street to the Leonie Gill pathway)

* Park Road

* Ira Street

* Hobart Street

* Miro Street

* Kedah Street

* Kauri Street

* Part of Wexford Road (Hobart Street to Kauri Street)

* Broadway

* Ferry Street

* Dundas Street

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