Work will restart on the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Histon Road project on Monday (May 11) under the government’s social distancing guidelines.
When the entire scheme is complete, a new bus lane and significantly improved walking and cycleways will make it quicker and easier for people to travel into the city from the A14 - helping to cut congestion and improve air quality.
Contractors will pick up its work on Phase A at the junction of Histon Road/Victoria Road/Huntingdon Road on Monday, where a new road layout and enhanced walking and cycleways will be delivered. This phase is expected to finish in August.
Work will then move on to Phases B and D, which will require the temporary closure of Histon Road to all inbound traffic for up to a year.
A diversion via the A14, Milton Road and Victoria Road will be in place throughout the construction phase. Cyclists and pedestrians will still be able to use Histon Road in both directions.
The table below shows the current planned programme of work (please note timescales are indicative and may be subject to change):
Phases | Location | Estimated Dates | Traffic Management | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Site clearance and set up | Entire length of Histon Road | 27 Jan 2020 – May 2020 | Temporary traffic signal control | Mostly completed, with further landscaping works planned for the autumn |
Phase A | Victoria/Huntingdon Road Junction | 27 Jan 2020 – August 2020 | Temporary traffic signal control | Ongoing |
Phase B | Gilbert Road to Victoria Road | Summer 2020 – Spring 2021 | Partial road closure (inbound) | Upcoming |
Phase C | Gilbert/Warwick Road Junction | Autumn 2020 – Spring 2021 | Partial road closure (inbound) | Upcoming |
Phase D | King’s Hedges Road to Gilbert Road | Summer 2020 – Summer 2021 | Partial road closure (inbound) | Upcoming |
More information is available www.greatercambridge.org.uk/histon-road.
If you have any concerns during the construction, please contact Skanska’s project team by emailing HISTONROAD.CONTACT@skanska.co.uk or telephone the 24 hour contact centre on 0330 105 1980.