Following improvements from Meldreth Station to Station Road (Meldreth station link), we’re now focusing on preparing the Shepreth spur of the Melbourn Greenway for construction next year, where work will create safer travel for everyone through traffic calming measures, wider footways and more accessible crossing points.  

Upcoming construction work

We are working to bring forward planned works in Shepreth for delivery this year.

These improvements are designed to make travel safer and more accessible for everyone. The scheme includes:

• New, more accessible crossing points for people walking.

• On Station Road, double yellow lines will be introduced to help reduce congestion and improve safety around the level crossing.

• A 20mph zone from Barrons Green to the Station.

• On Fowlmere Road, we will be installing upgraded street lighting along with traffic calming measures, including speed bumps and a reduced speed limit.

As our plans progress, we will update this page with further details about construction timelines and what to expect during the works.

Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) updates

Meldreth

• PR1106: proposed 20mph speed limit on Station Road, Meldreth.
• PR1107: proposed traffic calming works in Melbourn and Meldreth village including raised tables, speed humps, pedestrian crossings and shared use footway/cycleways.
• PR1111: to prohibit waiting at any time around the junctions of Whitecroft Road and High Street, Meldreth.

Shepreth

• PR1101 Shepreth village and Fowlmere Road 20mph & 30mph speed limit changes:

The speed limit changes were requested by Shepreth Parish Council, who had gathered evidence to show the number of speeding vehicles through the village, and the overall response was positive. Alongside PR1102, the speed limit reduction will improve safety along Fowlmere Road and through the village, creating a more welcoming environment for active travel.

• PR1102 Shepreth village traffic calming:

This TRO works alongside PR1101 to ensure that motorists abide by the newly proposed speed limits.

• PR1103 Shepreth village prohibition of waiting:

This proposal came from consultation between the GCP and residents of Docwra’s Close. Users of Shepreth railway station have been using the area to park for long periods causing issues for residents.

Further information can be found in the Traffic Regulation Order section.

We first consulted the public on plans for the greenway in summer 2019, which saw further work on the route approved by our decision-making board in June 2020.

In autumn 2022 we promoted updated plans to the public for feedback. Leaflets were delivered to 6,000 households and businesses with an online webinar and two drop-in events anyone could attend. People could submit comments online, over the phone or via the post.

Following this in March 2023, our board agreed to progress with the route. Some changes in response to public feedback are set out in the You Said, We Did report.

• From the A505 near Royston, it follows the A10 all the way to Cambridge via Melbourn, Foxton, Harston and Hauxton.
• Spurs to Shepreth and Meldreth provide links to these villages and their railway stations.
• At Harston an improved path will connect it to the Haslingfield Greenway.
• Crossing the M11 on the Harston-Trumpington path, the route continues into Trumpington Park and Ride alongside the Cambridgeshire guided busway path, with connections to Cambridge Biomedical Campus and Cambridge Railway Station and the city centre.

We expect work in Shepreth to start in spring 2026, while a decision on the construction of the rest of the Melbourn Greenway will be taken to the summer 2026 meeting of our board.