As you know the Highways Agency have now begun upgrading the A14 between Girton and Histon but this is just a precursor to the main Cambridge to Huntington upgrade which will include adding extra capacity (but not tolling it).
The proposal now is for the three lane section to be extended from Histon, where it will end after the current work is completed, as far as Milton. Thankfully for all our eardrums they have dropped the proposal to upgrade the A14 to three lanes as far as the next junction at Ditton Lane as the road is on an embankment for that section so the roar of traffic across the village would be even louder that than it is now. Anyway a consultation on the new proposals is now being held and will run into mid-June.
The two key documents are:
Here’s a snapshot from the latter. Items of interest include:
- the extra dedicated lane for traffic coming off the A14 eastbound going north up the A10
- a third lane on the eastern bridge on the existing roundabout
There will be a small exhibition at All Saints’ Church on Tuesday (27/5)
from 3pm to 7pm but if you can’t make that there are large exhibitions at numerous locations (details on the website). You can also view the consultation materials until 15th June at various community centres including Travelodge Cambridge Orchard Park (24 hours) and A14 Cambridge Services, Boxworth.
The deadline for responses is Sunday, 15th June.
Comments on the proposals can be made by completing a questionnaire at
online or requested by emailing A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highways.gsi.gov.uk or writing to Freepost RRAY-TAUA-SUGT, A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme, Woodlands, Manton Industrial Estate, Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7LW or by calling 0300 123 5000 (Calls cost no more than a national rate call to an 01 or 02 number).
