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  • A14 – local MP view

    Last week on BBC radio Cambridgeshire I listened to Julian Huppert being asked if he supported the A14 upgrade. He failed to answer the question despite being repeatedly asked. Given his own party leader, Nick Clegg supports the upgrade, and Julian claims to support business in Cambridge what is going on? I would have thought Read more

  • Highway heroes hit the hundred mark

    Brilliant effort team. Cambridgeshire County Council’s gritting teams have for the first time carried out 100 runs during a single winter season and they look set to be kept busy as the cold weather continues. A fleet of 39 specialist gritters – four of them newly acquired for this season – and their team of Read more

  • Nick Clegg supports A14 upgrade – transcribed by The New Listener

    17:08 Thursday 22nd November 2012 Drive BBC Radio Cambridgeshire CHRIS MANN: One of the big concerns, and you’ll know this as an ex-Cambridge man yourself, one of the big concerns here of course is getting around the problems with the motorway system, and the A14 and so on. Might some of this money go to Read more

  • BBC interview talking about the transport including the A14 – transcribed by The New Listener

    08:20 Wednesday 27th March 2013 Bigger Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: Fifty years ago the Beeching Report was released, massive cuts to lines, massive cuts to jobs. It begs the question, are we suffering for it now, as our roads struggle with the weight of traffic. And could expensive projects like the Guided Read more

  • A14 upgrade – some background information

    This is a multi-modal approach which means not just one type of transport will fix the problem. The improvements will include: • Additional Public Transport Services between Huntingdon and Cambridge, including extra park and ride • Additional capacity to Felixtstowe to Nuneaton rail route to provide more capacity for transfer of freight • Major upgrading Read more

  • Ten reasons why Cambridge City Council should contribute to the A14 Improvement

    1.​City residents use it ! It is a vital route for them to/from the north, west and east. And goods coming into the city depend on a reliable road network. 2.​Without the improvement, there will be more rat running traffic through the City. 3.​The improved A14 will reduce traffic levels in the City, and we Read more