The Greater Cambridge City Deal Team are consulting on proposals aimed at Tackling peak-time congestion in Cambridge. One of the proposals includes restrictions on peak time traffic in Mill Road and Coldhams Lane. They say:   We would like to know the views of the local community on our eight-point package to tackle congestion in […]

After a long wait because of electricity problems, two “Real-time” bus-stop screens have sprung to life. The stop for buses going to Addenbrookes on the Broadway and the stop of the other side of Mill Road, by the Baptist Chapel for city centre bound buses, are now giving information about when the next bus is […]

Councillor Catherine Smart reports, “I have had good news about some maintenance jobs which I have been asking for, for a while. ” Carter bridge The lights on the Carter Bridge across the railway from Rustat Road to Devonshire Road are in urgent need of attention.  They are very dirty and about a quarter are […]

A new bus service will start to operate on May 3rd from Abbey to Addenbrooke’s Hospital. From Newmarket Park and Ride, it will go along Newmarket Road, Barnwell Road, Brooks Road, Perne Road, up Cherry Hinton Road, then down Hills Road to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, The journey the other way will be along the same route […]

Councillor Catherine Smart answers a request for more information. Exactly how much to put in a leaflet is always a balance. Some people want all the details but most will be put off by close lines and small print. Recently I was asked to justify a claim made in a leaflet about fighting for better […]

As most people who use the road will have noticed, the work on the street-lights’ replacement programme in Coldhams Lane has been stopped for some time. The County Council’s contractor, Balfour-Beatty, replaced some lights but not all then seemed to disappear. Councillor Catherine Smart contacted Balfour-Beatty to ask what was happening and when the task […]

It has been agreed that the double yellow lines at the junction of Wycliffe Road and Brooks Road will be lengthened.  This will make the junction safer as there will be less danger of a car turning in meeting a car going out along-side the parked cars. Last Autumn, Councillor Catherine Smart was asked by […]

Serious repairs are going to be done to the road surface of two of Romsey’s side streets in March. After years of just plonking another layer on top, this time it will be a proper job.  It is described as a “plane out and inlay” so we assume they will bottom it and put a […]

A note from Cllr Catherine Smart: On the 3rd March the City Deal Board is expected to approve the Chisholm Trail and allocate capital funding for it in accordance with the results of the consultation and the advice of the Assembly.     This includes money for environmental improvements along it. The next step will be the […]

The City Deal Assembly will discuss the Chisholm Trail on Friday 12th February. For the report see here. The consultation which ran for six weeks last Autumn  brought in over 1,400 responses, 85% in favour of the route chosen.  Details here. Most concern was expressed at the urbanisation of the route across the open areas especially Ditton […]