A14 Highways England Cambridge Huntingdon

The ambitious £1.5bn upgrade of the A14 linking Cambridge and Huntingdon – set for completion in late 2020 – has this week reached a key milestone as it reaches the half-way point. The infrastructure project, transforming journeys between the two East of England regions, is an important scheme which will boost the local and national economy.

Highways England, who’re speaking about their strategic plans within the region at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Economic Growth Conference next week, started the work in November 2016 and since then almost eight million working hours have been pumped into the project to successfully reach the half-way point on time. The scheme includes:

  • Upgrading both sides of a 21 mile stretch of the A14 to three lanes
  • A brand new 17 mile bypass to the south of Huntingdon – with four lanes in each direction between Bar Hill and Girton
  • 34 new bridges and structures – 9 of which will be open by the end of this year
  • Journey times cut by up to 20 minutes
  • Additional capacity
  • Major boost expected to the local and national economy

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A spokesperson for Highways England, who’ll be represented at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Economic Growth Conference by Mike Evans, said: ”Our amazing team has been working incredibly hard to deliver this upgraded A14, and most days we have up to 2,700 staff working across more than 20 miles to build the new roads and bridges that are needed, in addition to all of the environmental measures we are implementing. This is the biggest road building project currently taking place in the country and yet drivers will only see around a quarter of it from the existing road at present. Working on this epic projects has been remarkable so far: from seeing the new road emerge as we moved earth into place for its foundations, to the wide array of bridges and structures being built, the fantastic discoveries of our archaeological team and the industry-leading work our environmental team is carrying out.”

”We know drivers can be frustrated by roadworks, particularly when they’re in place for a long time, but we’re delighted to announce at this two-year anniversary that we’re on time and on budget, having completed more than 50% of the work, to get this new road opened for drivers by the end of 2020.”

 

Infrastructure is a key topic within the region at present – and the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Economic Growth Conference will showcase the vision of Highways England and others for the short, medium and long term.

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