A1307 road closure, 15-17 July

The Linton Greenway works from Hildersham to Dale Head Foods has been substantially completed, and the pathway and road are fully open. 

Our original intention was to complete the planned carriageway surfacing by closing the A1307 between Haverhill and Fourwentways roundabout weekdays overnight, and diverting traffic on National Highways roads.

However, we have now been advised that it is only possible to use this diversion at weekends.  

Greater Cambridge Partnership email, 21 Jun 2023, at 10:50

Our secretary promptly raised this with the GCP and senior management at Stagecoach East.

I note that there will be a road closure of the A1307 between Haverhill and Fourwentways roundabout (save for local access) from 6am on Saturday 15 July until 6am on Monday 17 July 2023,  for re-surfacing.

This will impact upon Stagecoach East’s route 13 Cambridge – Haverhill which operates 7 days/week providing important links to Addenbrooke’s and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Has the Greater Cambridge Partnership, prior to this announcement, liaised with Stagecoach East to agree suitable diversionary routing for this key bus service throughout the resurfacing work?

Secretary, Cambridge Area Bus Users email, 22 June 2023 at 12:00

At the time of posting, we have received no response from Stagecoach nor from the GCP.

Stagecoach’s Service Updates (East) page has no mention of changes to route 13 on these dates.

Given the lack of passenger information, and the proximity of the date for the works, this was raised with GCP Board members Cllr Mike Davey (Cambridge city), Cllr Elisa Meschini (Cambs county) and Cllr Brian Milnes (South Cambridgeshire) Cc: Councillor Anna Smith (Cambridge city, and political lead on transport at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority).

I am concerned about bus service arrangements (route 13) for the A1307 road closure, 15-17 July 2023.

Given the lack of response to my email [to the GCP and Stagecoach] I thought it wise to raise this as a urgent matter at the political level of the Greater Cambridge Partnership Board, with Councillor Anna Smith Cc-ed in her capacity as political lead on transport with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.

I received no reply [to that earlier email] from any recipient. Nor is there any information on the Stagecoach website about what changes there will be to route 13 from 6am on Saturday 15 July until 6am on Monday 17 July.

Cambridge Area Bus Users are now receiving queries about this service.

I would be grateful if this could be urgently investigated and publicity for intending passengers made available.

Secretary, Cambridge Area Bus Users email, Monday, July 10, 2023 16:09

A brief, but prompt and helpful, response was forthcoming from Cllr Anna Smith…

Thanks,

I’ve forwarded this to officers and ask that we leverage this with Stagecoach.

Anna

Cllr Anna Smith (Cambridge City – Coleridge) email, 10 Jul 2023, at 16:40,

Cambridge Area Bus Users would like to help intending passengers with a service update.
However, we are awaiting information.