A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet: Open for business
Skanska’s A428 project team have safely connected the new A428 and B1040 roads over a newly constructed bridge and opened it up to traffic. This signifies the opening up of part of the mainline route of the A428 in Cambridgeshire which is key for moving earthworks material that will form the new western embankment at […]
New drone footage gives birds-eye view of major road upgrade one year into construction
One year into construction, National Highways has unveiled new drone fly-through footage and photos, giving a view of the progress on a the Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet road upgrade scheme in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. The improvements to the A428 are aimed at transforming journeys between Milton Keynes, Bedford, and Cambridge, enhancing connectivity and significantly […]
A428: Work to begin on new Bedfordshire viaduct
National Highways has announced that construction of a new viaduct over the River Great Ouse in Bedfordshire is set to commence. The work is part of plans to realign and extend the A428, external between the Black Cat roundabout near Sandy and the Caxton Gibbet roundabout in Cambridgeshire. The agency said it would be working closely with environmental […]
Early work to begin on A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements
Early preparation work is set to begin next week on National Highways’ A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements, designed to improve journeys between Milton Keynes, Bedford, St Neots, and Cambridge. To facilitate early construction activities, overnight closures during the week are scheduled on the A421 between between the Black Cat roundabout and Renhold junction […]
Next steps outlined for major road scheme in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire as legal process ends
National Highways has outlined the next steps for the A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements after legal proceedings against the scheme came to an end. On Thursday 18 May, the Court of Appeal, which is the highest court within the senior courts of England and Wales, refused Transport Action Network’s (TAN) application to appeal […]
A426 improvement plans go to High Court
Campaigners have won the right for a High Court oral hearing to be held to establish whether work can begin on a multi-million-pound project to dual the A428 from the Black Cat roundabout in Bedfordshire to Caxton Gibbet in Cambridgeshire. The Bedfordshire Independent newspaper reports that the Transport Action Network submitted an application to the […]
Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet Road Improvement scheme approved
National Highways’ plans to improve the A428 between the Black Cat Roundabout and Caxton Gibbet Road in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire has been granted development consent by the Secretary of State for Transport. The application involves the dualling of the A428 between A1/A421 Black Cat Junction and A428/A1198 Caxton Gibbet Junction to high quality dual carriageway. […]
