When will the Cambridge congestion charge results be announced?

The date for the release of the Cambridge congestion charge consultation results has been announced.

The Greater Cambridge Partnership has proposed a weekday road charge to pay for an upgraded bus network. The congestion charge proposal would make car drivers pay £5 to drive in Cambridge — even if they live there, with £10 charges for vans and a £50 fee for lorries, from 7am-7pm, Monday to Friday, raising money for a bus system that would operate for longer and with cheap, flat fares.

More than 24,000 responded to the survey which asked residents whether they would support the charge on vehicles and for comments on the proposal.

A Greater Cambridge Partnership spokesperson said: “The GCP carried out the biggest and most wide-ranging consultation in its history, that led to more than 24,000 responses. It deliberately asked a range of open and closed questions to ask people whether they supported the scheme, which elements they did or didn’t support, what they might like to see done differently, or what alternatives they would propose. This was intended to provide richer and more nuanced feedback than a simple yes/no, allowing decision makers to balance the wide range of different perspectives we have heard.

“We have been analysing those responses and we have a duty to read, understand and react to that feedback, so it is only right that we don’t rush to conclusions but listen and take time to understand people’s views. The results of the consultation will be published on 26 May in the papers to the GCP’s joint assembly, with the executive board to consider the next steps for the scheme when it meets in June.”

The results will be presented to the Greater Cambridge Partnership at its joint assembly meeting on June 8, which will take place in Cambridge’s Guildhall at 10am.

The papers will be found here on May 26