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Travel to Work Survey Winners

29/11/2019

The 2019 Annual Travel to Work Survey ran from Monday 7th October to Sunday 13th October, collecting data on how employees commute to work over one week. This year 130+ organisations within the Travel Plan Plus (TP+) area - Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge Business Park and St John’s Innovation Park took part in the survey, resulting in 3,000+ valid responses.The data is currently being analysed.

Congratulation to Emma Hunter from Astex Therapeutics who won the first prize of the TP+ Annual Survey prize draw of £100 John Lewis gift card. Dimitrios Mavridis from Qualcomm who came second and Peter Jupp from Cambridge Consultants who came third both each won £50 John Lewis gift cards (photos left to right). Once again thank you to everyone who completed the survey for us.

New A14 Bypass Opens on 9 December

29/11/2019

The new 12-mile bypass to the south of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire will open to traffic on Monday 9 December, a full year ahead of schedule. The new bypass will run between Ellington and Swavesey and is part of a £1.5 billion project to upgrade 21 miles of the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon.

The map above shows how you can join and leave the new bypass, and which junctions have been renumbered.

What to expect:

At junctions, it is not always possible to join or leave the new road in all directions. This is to help discourage long distance traffic from using smaller, unsuitable roads through local communities.
All A14 junctions east of and including Girton, as well as the A1 junctions, will maintain their existing junction numbers.
Drivers travelling eastbound on the new bypass will still have to join a section of 40mph, narrow lanes roadworks from the Swavesey junction. Please look out for the signs as you approach.
Slow moving vehicles are prohibited from using the new bypass and will be directed to alternative local access roads.
Variable speed limits displayed on overhead gantries will help to reduce congestion and ensure safety.

What happens next?
The upgraded section of the A1 between Alconbury and Buckden opened earlier this year, which means that the western section of the upgraded A14 is now complete.

Work on the rest of the project, between Swavesey and Milton, continues and is on schedule to be completed as planned by December 2020. The work Highways are carrying out at Huntingdon including the removal of the old viaduct over the railway line, will complete after this. For more information on this project, please visit here.

5km Santa Run at the Cambridge Science Park - 11 December

29/11/2019

The annual 5km Santa Run is taking place again this year on Wednesday 11 December starting from the Bradfield Centre. This event is open to all the employees working on the Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge Business Park and St John’s Innovation Park. You must register here as there is a cost involved which is going towards East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice in Milton. You don’t have to be physically fit, as you can jog or walk the entire route.

Changes to Thameslink and Greater Anglia Services Between Cambridge and Cambridge North

29/11/2019

From Sunday 15 December, Greater Anglia (GA) will introduce new services to Cambridge and Cambridge North which includes:

New hourly direct services between Stansted Airport and Norwich via Cambridge and Cambridge North, seven days a week (except Monday to Friday peak hours, when a change at Cambridge/Ely will still be necessary)
New direct services between Cambridge North and London Liverpool Street via Cambridge, seven days a week (as most GA London services are extended to/from Cambridge North)
New hourly direct services between Cambridge and Ipswich on Sundays (up from 2 hourly and giving an hourly frequency seven days a week)

These services will be supported by Greater Anglia’s introduction of brand-new trains.

To enable Greater Anglia’s trains to pass through Cambridge, the hourly Thameslink service between London King’s Cross and Cambridge North will terminate at Cambridge from Monday 16 December. Please check online journey planners as train times will change and some services may provide new journey options.

Reopening of Cycle and Pedestrian Route at Cambridge North Station

29/11/2019

The Multi-Utility Trench corridor to Cowley Road (i.e. cycle and pedestrian route) are still on track to complete and reopen on 20 December. However, if anything is discovered this may delay the reopening date. This will also include the reopening of the pedestrian access route from the Business Park directly onto that route and the pedestrian route and cycle path alongside Milton Avenue. This will reopen direct pedestrian and cycle access from Milton Road itself down to the station square.

Guided Busway Closure

29/11/2019

Highways England have advised that the Guided Busway will be closed until the end of January 2020 so they can safely complete the Impington A14 bridge work and repair damage to the busway. This closure will only affect bus passengers as the path remains open to cyclists and pedestrians.