Cyclists have been banned from using the A19 in Teesside.Signs have recently been put up on an eight mile stretch of the A19 between Parkway (A174) and Wolviston (A689) which ban cyclists from using this section of the road. The ban will protect cyclists from being involved in accidents along this route.The ban, which came into effect on 13 July, has the full support of Cleveland Police and Middlesbrough and Stockton councils.Highways England’s Kyle Maylard said: “This section of the A19 is a mixture of two, three and four lanes and has a number of slip roads entering and exiting the A19. Cyclists are particularly vulnerable on this section of the road which is why we have implemented this ban.“There are safer alternative routes using a combination of local roads and dedicated off-road cycle routes which they can use.”