GCP marks completion of Mitcham’s Corner roadworks as part of Milton Road upgrade in Cambridge

The Greater Cambridge Partnership and councillors marked the completion of roadworks at Mitcham’s Corner - and said the scheme would make it “safer and easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle to the shops and businesses”.

It marks a milestone in the GCP’s multi-million pound Milton Road upgrade scheme, which is designed to deliver better bus, bike and walking routes in and out of the city centre.

New footways, cycleways and pedestrian crossings have been completed and new cycle parking installed.

Cllr Elisa Meschini, chair of the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP), said: “The improvements that have been made to Mitcham’s Corner mean it is now safer and easier for people to walk and cycle to support the shops and businesses that are here, as well as providing better connections to the city centre and nearby employment sites.

“Work on the rest Milton Road project continues to make good progress and once complete, this scheme will deliver better bus journeys and safer active travel trips to encourage more people to bus, walk and cycle to work, school and meet friends.”

Cllr Gerri Bird, the Labour county councillor for Chesterton, said: “People who use Milton Road every day have long championed for it to be improved, and I am delighted to see the upgrades have been made at Mitcham’s Corner by the GCP. We can’t wait for the wider work to be completed, which will transform people’s daily journeys along Milton Road which is such a key route in and out of our city.”

A new CYCLOPS junction at King’s Hedges is also nearing completion. The final surfacing and lining of the road will be carried out before it becomes fully operational later this summer.

It will be the second CYCLOPS junction in Cambridge, following the one installed in Histon Road scheme. The junctions provide additional segregation for pedestrians and cyclists from motorised traffic to improve safety.

The GCP said most of the Copenhagen-style crossings have also been delivered along Milton Road, with three of the 14 junctions left to complete. These continuous pavement crossings are intended to provide an uninterrupted route for pedestrians and cyclists, giving them priority and reducing vehicle speeds.

Traders have complained that the long-running works on Milton Road have cost them tens of thousands of pounds in lost trade.

Visit greatercambridge.org.uk for more on the scheme.