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CAMBOURNE MBOURNE TO C O CAMBRIDGE MBRIDGE BE BETTER TER PUBL BLIC IC TRANSPOR ANSPORT T PROJ OJECT ECT

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• Extensive work to develop the Cambourne to Cambridge scheme - 3 public consultations
• Since the Local Liaison Forum in November 2018:
• Consultation on Phase 2 - Madingley Mulch roundabout to Cambourne, including over 30 public

events, speaking with over 800 residents

• Workshops with the LLF Technical Group, on the following subjects
• Modelling
• Wider Economic Impacts
• Environmental Scoring and Mitigation – two workshops held;
• Madingley Hill ‘Quick Wins’ – two workshops held;
• Northern Route – two workshops held
• Non Motorised Access and Landscape and Ecology Working Groups to inform the scheme design
• Publication of technical notes in response to stakeholder feedback to -
• Explore ‘quick-win’ options along Madingley Hill. Viable projects avoid land take and significant

environmental impact and minimise input from, or impact on, third parties, restricting options to a short section of public transport lane, extension of cycling improvements and review of signal timings.

• Provide further clarification on why a northern alignment via Girton was previously discounted.

Technical papers available on the LLF Cambourne to Cambridge section on the GCP website.

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• Work is ongoing; in particular around environmental and mitigation issues
• Continued dialogue with LLF and further Tech Group workshops
• Continuing stakeholder engagement - meetings and council and community

presentations

• A further LLF meeting in the Autumn in advance of an Outline Business

Case being presented to the GCP Executive Board for decision on a preferred scheme

CAMBOURNE MBOURNE TO C O CAMBRIDGE MBRIDGE BE BETTER TER PUBL BLIC IC TRANSPOR ANSPORT T PROJ OJECT ECT

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• 968 responses, drawn mainly from the A428 Corridor
• 32% from Cambourne and further west.
• 31% from Coton to Caldecote (see map below)

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1% 3% 11% 19% 22% 17% 17% 7% 3% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Under 15 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75 and above Prefer not to say 4% 57% 9% 3% 1% 25% 3% 1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% In education Employed Self-employed A home-based worker A stay at home parent, carer or similar Retired Prefer not to say Other

Economic Status Age Range

Yes, 5% No, 91% Prefer not to say, 4%

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Stak akehold eholder ers

• 35 written submissions (in addition to on-going

engagement).

Abbotsley Parish Council Barton Parish Council Bourn Parish Council British Horse Society Cambridge Connect Cambridge Local Access Forum Cambridge Past, Present & Future Caxton Parish Council CB3 Ltd CBAG Cllr Gavin Clayton Cllr Markus Gehring Comberton Parish Council Coton Parish Council Coton View Countryside Properties (UK) Ltd Dry Drayton Parish Council East Anglian Haulage Ltd / Madingley Mulch / Madmix Great Gransden Parish Council Hardwick Parish Council Heidi Allen, MP Hill Residential Ltd and Chivers Farms (Hardington) LLP Historic England K4One Consulting National Trust Natural England Omobono Ltd Paragon Land and Estates Ltd Pigeon Investment Management Ltd Road Haulage Association Save Coton Corridor Save the West Fields Smarter Cambridge Transport Toft Parish Council Wildlife Trust

Stake holder response list (summarised in the report)

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Option 1: Off-road, 48% Option 2: On-road with junction improvements, 19% Option 3: On-road with public transport priority lanes, 21% Don't know, 4% None of the above, 9%

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Option A - Scotland Farm, 63% Option B - Waterworks, 17% Neither site, 8% No preference, 12%

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59% 21% 10% 6% 4% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Very important Quite important Neutral Not very important Not at all important

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Openness Screening/Integration Left hand represents open area treatment Right hand represents treatment with screening

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Indicative general route design options

Road surfacing is under discussion - determined by vehicle and guidance type

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Broadway to Sterling Way

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St Neots Road – Option 1

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St Neots Road – Option 2

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St Neots Road – Option 3

Madingley Rise Options

• 1. Screen route or leave open as shown here
• 2. Increase hedge planting down from Madingley Road towards Coton (red arrow)

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Route Alignment Options - Coton Orchard and west of Cambridge Road:

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St Neots Road

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Cambridge Road @ Coton

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Key environmental issues

• Internationally and Nationally significant – American Cemetery
• Nationally significant – Madingley Wood SSSI
• Listed buildings (St Peters Church, and 17 other lower grade structures in proximity to off-route

alignment)

• Landscape impacts of construction and during operation (views from Red Meadow Hill, for

example)

• Potential for buried archaeology in West Fields, Waterworks and Scotland Farm
• Local wildlife sites (West Cambridge/M11 area)
• Coton Orchard (habitat and commercial activity)
• Noise concerns around St Neots Road (Waterworks to Scotland Farm area), Coton and Rifle

Range Road

• TPO trees
• Flood risk around Bin Brook
• Some protected species – mobile and variable along the route

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Community drop-in sessions at Hardwick Primary School We are holding two community drop-in sessions at Hardwick Primary School, Thursday 11th July, 5pm-8pm Saturday 13th July from 10.30am-1.30pm. This will be an opportunity to see proposed features to protect and potentially enhance biodiversity, ask questions of the project team and share views.

CAMBOURN BOURNE E TO CAMBRIDG BRIDGE E BETT TTER ER PUBLIC BLIC TRANSPO NSPORT T PROJECT JECT