GCP Waterbeach to Cambridge 2023
This consultation has now closed – thank you for your contributions.
Work is continuing on analysing the data collected from the 2023 consultation, alongside carrying out further technical work, before going to our Executive Board in September 2023.
We had originally planned to go to June's Board cycle, however after further consideration we have decided to postpone to the following cycle in September. This provides the project team with the time to carry out further technical work on the Park and Ride. That we can bring all analysis and business case work relating to the proposed Park and Ride toContinue reading
This consultation has now closed – thank you for your contributions.
Work is continuing on analysing the data collected from the 2023 consultation, alongside carrying out further technical work, before going to our Executive Board in September 2023.
We had originally planned to go to June's Board cycle, however after further consideration we have decided to postpone to the following cycle in September. This provides the project team with the time to carry out further technical work on the Park and Ride. That we can bring all analysis and business case work relating to the proposed Park and Ride to the same level as the work we have done on the busway. We therefore only go to the Board once, with one comprehensive Outline Business Case, alongside recommendations on the preferred route, and preferred Park and Ride.
We are currently consulting on the preferred route options for the Waterbeach to Cambridge busway, including active travel provision, and a new Park & Ride at Waterbeach.
The Waterbeach to Cambridge Better Public Transport and Active Travel project is one of four corridor projects that aim to provide better public transport and active travel routes, such as walking and cycling, offering better connections and alternatives to car use for growing communities to the north or Cambridge.
The Waterbeach to Cambridge A10 corridor is one of the key radial routes into Cambridge. The corridor provides the main access into the city from the north-east and consists of the single carriageway A10 between Waterbeach and the main Strategic Road Network at Junction 33, Milton Interchange on the A14.
The Waterbeach to Cambridge project team is considering options for improvements to infrastructure to ensure that planned employment and housing growth, such as at Waterbeach New Town, can be accommodated without increasing levels of traffic in Cambridge.
For further background information on our Waterbeach to Cambridge busway project please view the project’s webpage here - https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/sustainable-transport-programme/public-transport-schemes/waterbeach-to-cambridge
As part of this consultation, we will be holding various in-person and online events for you to learn more about the proposed options and ask questions of the project team - dates and locations below. For full details please refer to the key dates section on this page.
- 8/2/23 - The Bradfield Centre (lunchtime event) 11:30-14:00
- 8/2/23 - Landbeach Village Hall 16:00-19:00
- 9/2/23 - online meeting via Microsoft Teams (registration required) 18:00
- 13/2/23 - online meeting via Microsoft Teams (registration required) 18:00
- 21/2/23 - St. Andrews Centre, Histon 16:30-19:30
- 23/2/23 - online meeting via Microsoft Teams (registration required) 18:00
- 27/2/23 - Waterbeach Baptist Church 16:00-19:00
- 7/3/23 - Milton Community Centre 17:30-20:30
This consultation is now live and will run to midday on Friday 24 March 2023.
You can view a copy of our consultation brochure here, or by viewing the documents section of this page.
If you would prefer to complete a hard copy survey, please telephone us on 01223 699906 and we will post a copy to the address you give us.
Contact Information
If you want to get in touch about this project, please email us at consultations@greatercambridge.org.uk.
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Key Dates
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30 January 2023
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08 February 2023
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08 February 2023
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09 February 2023
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Final report
GCP Waterbeach to Cambridge 2023 is currently at this stageThe final outcomes of the consultation are documented here. This may include a summary of all contributions collected as well as recommendations for future action.
Documents
- Waterbeach to Cambridge 2023 consultation report (3.46 MB) (pdf)
- Waterbeach to Cambridge consultation brochure (7.3 MB) (pdf)
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Technical Drawings
- Indicative busway and Butt Lane cross-section - sections 001-002 (279 KB) (pdf)
- Indicative Butt Lane cross-section - sections 003-004 (291 KB) (pdf)
- Indicative busway cross-section - sections 005-006 (286 KB) (pdf)
- Revised central corridor - section 1 (678 KB) (pdf)
- Revised central corridor - section 2 (969 KB) (pdf)
- Revised central corridor - section 3 (638 KB) (pdf)
- Revised central corridor - section 4 (953 KB) (pdf)
- Revised central corridor - section 5 (Butt Lane improvements) (618 KB) (pdf)
- Western corridor - section 1 (688 KB) (pdf)
- Western corridor - section 2 (1.01 MB) (pdf)
- Western corridor - section 3 (629 KB) (pdf)
- Western corridor - section 4 (742 KB) (pdf)
- Western corridor - section 5 (886 KB) (pdf)
FAQs
- What is the Waterbeach to Cambridge Project?
- Why have you chosen Waterbeach to Cambridge for a public transport route?
- What are the timescales for this project?
- Which is the current preferred route?
- Why did you change the central route option?
- How has the project consulted and engaged with the public and stakeholders to date?
- Where will the funding come from?
- Who decides whether to go ahead with the route?
- Is this project proposed instead of dualling the A10?
- Why doesn't the busway just run down the side of the A10?
- What impact does the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) removing the Cambridge Autonomous Metro from their plans have on this scheme?
- We have seen changes to traffic patterns as a result of COVID-19. Does this mean that we won’t need this project?
- What allowance have you made to electric and autonomous vehicles?
- What would happen if our scheme was not built?
- How will we get planning consent for this scheme?
- How will we obtain the land required to build our scheme?
- What is an Outline Business Case?
- What happens once the buses get into Waterbeach New Town?
- Will the busway be lit?
- What surveys will you need to undertake to progress the study? (and when)
- Making Connections is proposing to reduce the number of vehicles driving to and within Cambridge, so why do you need a busway?
- How does the scheme relate to franchising?
- We’ve seen bus operators struggling to find drivers so how will you recruit enough drivers to be able to run buses on the busway?
- How will you mitigate the impact of the new public transport and active travel route across farmland?
- What technology is the project likely to use?
- Will the plans for Mere Way still be going ahead, given that the two proposed Busway routes and the Mere Way footpath/bridleway are parallel to each other?
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