A decision by highways officers at Northumberland County Council to install the dual 1.5m-wide advisory lanes on Newcastle Road in 2015 caused a public outcry.
The design involved the removal of the central white line in the road, which many argued caused confusion.
Pressure from the community prompted the removal of the markings last month.
And now a Freedom of Information request has revealed that thousands of pounds of public money was spent on the scheme.
Documents suggested £4,460.35 was spent installing the lanes; £2,000 spent jetting them off the road; it cost £1,356.03 to put back the centre line and £873.31 to scrape off the uphill lane when double yellow lines were introduced to prevent parking.
“An overwhelming majority of residents in Corbridge were in favour of the cycle lanes being removed,” said the village’s county councillor, Nick Oliver.
“With more consultation at the outset it may never have happened and the money might not have been spent.
“As the new administration we are insisting on local consultation with local county councillors and town and parish councils before these sorts of changes are made.”
Correspondence disclosed by the FOI response showed that the council received a string of complaints and reports of near-miss incidents within days of the scheme being introduced.
Data collected during the summer of 2016 showed an increase in the number of cyclists using the route.
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