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Our executive board agrees to resume CSET phase two

The proposed CSET busway – alongside a new travel hub and walking and cycling route – is back on track after the executive board formally agreed to resume phase two of the project.

The GCP will ask Cambridgeshire County Council to submit a Transport & Works Act Order application to the government for permission to build the project, which will provide fast, frequent and reliable buses between communities to the south-east of Cambridge and the city.

It would take people from Cambridge to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Granta Park and Babraham Research Campus, providing direct links to employment and health sites.

The scheme was paused by the board last September subject to identifying new funding streams. The chancellor announced in the Spring Budget that £7.2m would be allocated towards the scheme to support the proposed expansion of CBC and thousands of new homes.

Scheme 15 – Bartlow Road roundabout completed

Construction of the roundabout started in May 2023 and was completed in February 2024 - two months ahead of schedule. 

The new roundabout will improve road safety and help people’s journeys along the A1307 is now open in all directions.

The roundabout was constructed in four phases to minimise disruption and, along with junction improvements at Dean Crossroads, to enhance road safety and improve bus, walking and cycling links between Cambridge and Haverhill.

Time lapse of Bartlow Road roundabout construction

Scheme 3 – Linton Greenway

Scheme 3, the Linton Greenway, has been divided into 5 sections. Sections 1 and 2 are already complete.

  • Section 4 has been spilt into two phases of work, with phase 1 early works due to start in summer 2024 between Newmarket Road and Granta Park.
  • Section 5 of the greenway is also in progress, with sections of the active travel path between Hildersham and Linton already widened.
  • Section 3 involves further design work on the bridge crossing the A11 and is due to start construction in 2025. 
  • The route would then continue on-road through the Abingtons to the Hildersham crossroads.