Safer and easier travel for Melbourn, Meldreth, Shepreth, Foxton and Hauxton
Better connecting people to jobs, schools, services and opportunities along the A10 with wider paths, better crossings and safer 20mph streets.
Where we are
Improving Meldreth Railway Station Path
We are working to widen, resurface and improve lighting on the path between Meldreth Railway Station and Station Road (Melbourn) from late-July to October. The path will be closed throughout this period. Signs will show a diversionary route along Station Road. Signal-controlled pedestrian crossings will be set up at key points on the diversion route to help people cross the road. Pavements on Station Road will also be kept clear of debris and vegetation.
A walking and cycling link across the A505 at Royston is in early development.
Detailed designs are being finalised for Shepreth and Foxton. FAQs for each section are available below.
Melbourn Greenway: Shepreth FAQs
Read moreMelbourn Greenway: Foxton FAQs
Read moreHow we got here
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 Executive 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 Executive Board agreed to progress with the route. Some changes in response to public feedback are set out in the You Said, We Did report.
Route overview
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.
Detailed designs
