Councillors have voted to extend a trial of the protected cycle lanes on parts of East Road in Cambridge. The lanes, sectioned off by flexible traffic ‘wands’, will stay in place until works start to reconfigure the road during The Grafton redevelopment, following a vote at a meeting of Cambridgeshire County Council’s highways and transport committee on Tuesday (December 5). The scheme has attracted complaints over increased congestion and difficulties for emergency services. However, cycling charity Camcycle has praised it for making cycling more appealing on the road. Neil Mackay, owner of M…