£14m approved for 16 active travel schemes in Cambridgeshire

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 05:02 · Archive

Cambridgeshire has approved more than £14 million for 16 active travel projects over four years.

More than £14 million has been approved for 16 active travel schemes across Cambridgeshire, funded through the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority from the UK Government's Local Transport Consolidated Settlement fund. The four-year programme will benefit communities across the county.

Schemes receiving funding include widening the existing shared-use path from Great Stukeley to Alconbury Weald, improving links to Huntingdon Station, and a shared-use path connecting the A505 to Granta Science and Technology Park. A new footpath on Cromwell Road in Wisbech and an active travel route between Ely and Soham, which will connect to the National Cycle Network, are also included. The council allocated £80,000 per year for its School Streets programme, which aims to improve walking and cycling access around schools.

In a separate decision, councillors agreed to reallocate £890,000 in funding from the Whittlesford-Duxford scheme to a new crossing at the A14 Histon interchange, pending approval from Active Travel England and the combined authority. This crossing is designed to improve safety for students travelling between Cambridge and Histon, including those attending Impington Village College. A further £2.776 million in revenue funding has been earmarked for behaviour change schemes, such as Bikeability courses for schools, adaptive cycle training, and community cargo-share hubs.

How it is being reported

• £14m approved for 16 active travel schemes across CambridgeshireMore than £14 million has been approved for active travel schemes across Cambridgeshire.Cambs Times · 13 Oct, 04:00
• £14m approved for 16 active travel schemes across CambridgeshireMore than £14 million has been approved for active travel schemes across Cambridgeshire.Ely Standard · 13 Oct, 04:00

In this story: Cambridgeshire · Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority · Active Travel England · Cllr Alex Beckett · Huntingdon · Cambridge · Impington Village College

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