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.
Improving Meldreth railway station path
We're widening, resurfacing and improve the lighting on the path between Meldreth railway station and Station Road in Melbourn from late-July to October.
The path will be closed throughout this time. There'll be a diversionary route along Station Road with signal-controlled pedestrian crossings at key points to help people cross the road. Pavements on Station Road will be kept clear of debris and vegetation.
Progress, what we did in August
We trimmed back overgrown plants and cleared debris from the diversion route along Station Road. We dug trial holes on the Meldreth link to understand what was beneath the surface. Vegetation clearance and excavation also began to clear space to build the widened and improved new path.
Looking ahead, what will happen in September
We will continue construction of the path, and all other elements associated with improving the route. With schools returning in September, we expect footfall to be greater. We’ll continue to monitor the diversion route as well work with the schools to ensure it is safe and easily understood by students.
How 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 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.
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.
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