A brand-new travel hub, proposed by the Greater Cambridge Partnership, is set to be discussed next week at the GCP’s Joint Assembly.
Forecast to remove 1,900 vehicle trips to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus each day by 2031, the travel hub will provide much-needed transport capacity ahead of the planned expansion of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
With Park&Ride demand increasing by 24% since 2019, and Trumpington Park&Ride often operating at around 90% capacity, the proposed scheme would deliver an additional 2,150 car parking spaces, 360 cycle spaces, a new active travel bridge and dedicated bus route.
Subject to approval by the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Executive Board in November, the scheme would reduce pressure on Trumpington Park&Ride, help tackle congestion and improve walking, wheeling and cycling connections to Addenbrookes Hospital, the Cambridge Biomedical Campus and City Centre.
Hauxton Park&Ride has been proposed as the name of the new travel hub in a paper to be considered by GCP’s Joint Assembly next week.
If approved, the £54 million scheme will start construction early next year and include:
- 2,150 parking spaces across three car parks
- 360 cycle parking spaces and 120 secure cycle lockers
- waiting facilities and toilets
- an active travel bridge across the M11
- a dedicated bus route over the M11 using an existing bridge
- solar panels and electric vehicle charging facilities
Thomas Fitzpatrick, Programme Director - Transport at the GCP, said:
"Greater Cambridge is growing, and the expansion of the Biomedical Campus means we need to make it easier for people to reach jobs, healthcare and education without adding congestion to our roads. We're planning ahead so the transport infrastructure is in place from day one. If approved, construction will start in January on the new Park&Ride."
The proposed name and delegation to award the construction contract will be considered as part of the scheme’s Full Business Case at the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Joint Assembly meeting, ahead of a final decision by the GCP’s Executive Board meeting on 5 November.
The name Hauxton Park&Ride reflects the site's location to the south-west of Cambridge, close to the village of Hauxton.
The scheme would also connect directly to the Melbourn Greenway, creating an improved walking, wheeling and cycling route from Royston, Melbourn, Shepreth and Harston into Cambridge via a new bridge across the M11.