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

Work on the Shepreth section of the Melbourn Greenway is expected to begin in late spring, subject to final agreements.

The scheme, part of the Melbourn Greenway, is focused on providing a safer environment in Shepreth for walking and cycling in the village. New and more accessible crossing points will be introduced along Fowlmere Road, including a crossing outside Shepreth Village Hall and raised tables at the junction of Meldreth Road and on Fowlmere Road, which will provide safer crossing for pedestrians and cyclists.

To improve safety throughout the village, double yellow lines will be added along Station Road and Fowlmere Road. The speed limit will also be reduced to 20mph starting at the Barrons Green and Fowlmere Road junction through to the railway station. Further traffic‑calming measures, such as speed humps will also be added to Fowlmere Road to ensure compliance with the 30mph speed limit.

Street lighting throughout Shepreth will be upgraded to make travel safer for all.

The site compound is planned to be located at Pretty Corner, between the War Memorial and Docwra’s Meadow. Access will still be maintained to properties on Meldreth Road.

Some temporary road closures and diversions will be required to complete the works safely. We will update residents when we have further information on these.

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.