Detailed transparency report on highways maintenance published
Cambridgeshire County Council has issued a response to a request by the Department for Transport (DfT) for local highway authorities to produce detailed transparency reports on maintenance activities to secure additional funding. Under the new requirements, 25% of the £500 million additional maintenance funding from Government for 2025-26 is contingent on authorities publishing reports by […]
Latest Active Travel plans approved by Cambridgeshire councillors
Cambridgeshire County Councillors at the Highways and Transport Committee have heard about the progress on active travel schemes around the county and accepted more than £4m of additional funding from the Combined Authority and Active Travel England (ATE). In recent years, the council has delivered active travel schemes across the county through more than £2m […]
A14: National Highways and Cambridgeshire disagree about need to monitor ‘sinking bridge’
Cambridgeshire County Council and National Highways have expressed differing views on whether or not monitoring equipment is required on an apparently sinking bridge over the A14. A year after the issue was first reported, the Council say that National Highways has stillnot installed monitoring equipment to discover the rate of movement and inform repairs at […]
Consultation opens on proposed A10 road crossing
Residents are being invited to have their say about a proposed new crossing of the A10 bypass, to the southwest of Ely, where it connects with the A142 Witchford Road. A public consultation on the proposals opens today, Wednesday 22 January 2025 from 12.00pm midday, and closes at 11.59pm on Wednesday 5 March 2025. The […]
Extra active travel funding for Cambridgeshire
An extra £1.1m worth of funding from Active Travel England, Active Travel Fund 4, for Cambridgeshire will be discussed next week at the Highways and Transport Committee (Tuesday, 23 July). A bid made by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority for more schemes under the Active Travel Fund 4 extension was successful and if agreed […]
Road reconstruction projects underway across Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Council is to tackle peat soil affected roads as part of the biggest investment in highways maintenance for over a decade. As part of the budget proposals agreed earlier this year, the council will invest £43m over the next two years into highways. This will be to deliver improvements which both repair and […]
Small increase to parking charges in Cambridge to encourage active travel
Following a review of fees relating to parking and traffic management, as part of the council’s budget, the cost of on-street parking in Cambridge will increase slightly to help with inflation as well as encourage people to make more sustainable travel choices. A small increase is being in introduced for all pay and display parking […]
Cambridgeshire County Council says roads top priority as it seeks innovative solutions to potholes
Highway maintenance is set to be high of the agenda for Cambridgeshire County Council, as they look at innovative ways to tackle the area’s road network. At a recent meeting of the council’s highways and transport committee, members were given an update on highways and the delivery of improvements across the county. Councillors were also […]
More than half reject Cambridge congestion charge plans
More than half of respondents to a consultation about public transport in Cambridgeshire rejected proposals that include charging motorists. The consultation asked for views about a huge expansion of public transport paid for by a £5 minimum daily charge for driving into or within Cambridge, reports the BBC. More than seven out of 10 respondents […]
Sensors that predict behaviour to make crossing roads safer for pedestrians trialled in Cambridge
Smart sensors are being trialled in Cambridge to make it safer for people to cross the road by using Artificial Intelligence to reduce waiting times for pedestrians and road users. The advanced camera-based technology identifies different user types so it can learn to predict when people will want to cross the road. Linked smart signals […]
