GCP’s contractors will be closing the A1307 between Haverhill and Fourwentways roundabout, from 6am on Saturday 15^th July until 6am on Monday 17^th July. They have also booked a contingency weekend for 22^nd – 24^th July for further possible overnight closure, but hope to complete the works in full during the first weekend.

In the evening of Wednesday 12^th July Stagecoach East belatedly issued a service update for route 13 over the weekend 15^th-17^th July.

A PDF giving “full disruption information” is available by clicking on this link.

However, no mention was* made of arrangements for the 04:55 Haverhill Ann Suckling Road departure on on Monday 17^th July. This is due at Linton High St 05:44; Abington School 05:53; Addenbrooke’s 06:08 and Cambridge Drummer Street Bus station 06:28.

This journey was* scheduled through the road closure ahead of the road’s scheduled re-opening.

Scroll down to see the update for Monday morning.
(* Tenses altered from ‘is’ to ‘was’ following the latest update from Stagecoach

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, on 22 June 2023 at 12:00] 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

Cambridge Area Bus Users would like to put on record thanks to Cambridge City Councillor Anna Smith, in her capacity as political lead on transport (and Deputy Mayor) at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, and the Combined Authority’s Public Transport Team for their active intervention.

Update: 1^st service on Monday 17^th July