An extension to the M11 has been proposed to further drive economic growth and improve connectivity from Peterborough to Cambridge and London. The proposed new infrastructure would create ‘a dynamic Peterborough-Cambridge-London corridor’ which would massively improve journeys between the cities.

It is hoped that the dynamic new link could be funded by private investors – a point highlighted by Mayor James Palmer of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority. The Mayor, who is set to speak at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Economic Growth Conference later this year, said he’d like to see private funds boost the authority’s budget, allowing them to build more ambitious infrastructure without having to rely entirely on taxpayers’ money.

Mayor James Palmer said: ”The M11 project needs significant private funding. We’re already talking to investors to work on the M11 north. It will either be part privately funded, or entirely privately funded.”

The proposal plans have also gained the interest of the East Yorkshire city of Hull – who are keen for the road to be extended even further up North. The M11, which currently connects London’s A406 with the A14 at Cambridge, could see the development spread with politicians in Humberside supporting the bid.

The proposal builds part of a wider picture of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough vision which Councillor Lewis Herbert, Leader of Cambridge City Council ‘welcomed’. The vision sets out the future and the aspirations which looked at the longer-term solutions.

Join us to hear how the infrastructure vision will unlock huge development opportunities and potential for the region to grow at the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Economic Growth Conference.