Safer walking, wheeling and cycling between Cambridge and the western villages of Comberton, Hardwick, Coton.

The greenway will make it safer and easier to reach Cambridge University West Campus, the Sidgwick site and Newnham. As well as better access to Comberton Village College and Long Road Sixth Form.

One of the main routes for cyclists heading into Cambridge is set to be transformed as works begin on Adams Road this spring as part of the Comberton Greenway. Already used by more than 3,000 cyclists daily, Adams Road will become England’s first Cycle Street, making the route safer for all users. Rain gardens will be planted along the roadside to help with drainage and enhance the streetscape, while pedestrians will benefit from wider pavements and cyclists will have priority over motor vehicles. This is a development which has been welcomed by local residents.

Before the works begin, we will send letters to local residents and place information signs on the street to inform current users of the upcoming works and necessary diversions. To keep up to date with the project and for further information, click the link below.

In addition to Adams Road, we will also progress works in Coton this summer, where junction improvements – including a raised table to slow down oncoming traffic – will make crossings safer for pedestrians and local residents.

We’ve completed the early works programme along this greenway which has made school runs safer and easier, helped blind and partially sighted people navigate road crossings by the installation of ‘tactile paving’ and improved visibility as well as personal safety by renewing lighting.

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We first consulted on the route spring 2019 with further engagement on our updated plans in summer 2022. Our decision-makers on the Executive Board agreed to proceed in December 2022 with some changes in response. These are summarised in the You Said We Did report. 

Starting in Comberton, the route heads north on Long Road and continues towards Coton. It then goes over the M11 bridge and carries on past the Cambridge University West Campus. A new link branches off towards Barton Road before the path continues along Adams Road, Grange Road, Sidgwick Avenue and before reaching Silver Street.