Milton Parish Council and Councillor Anna Bradnam have been pushing hard to get the much-needed improvement to the A10/Humphries Way junction underway as soon as possible.
The County Council response is as follows:
“The planning obligation is for Urban and Civic to construct the scheme to signalise this junction once three hundred dwellings at Waterbeach New Town are inhabited. Cambridge County Council have no programmed works at the junction as the delivery obligation already secured is for the developer of the Waterbeach expansion to deliver these works.”
It was explained by officers and by U&C at the Waterbeach Community Forum on 23rd October, the contribution identified in the S106 Agreement is insufficient to secure delivery of this major junction. The County Council officer reported that they have no justification for finding the additional funding at present because it is for the developer to deliver these works. Unless alternative funding can be secured this junction will be delivered at the 300th occupation trigger. Currently there is thought to be approximately eighty occupants.
In view of the dangers around this junction and the numerous accidents, Councillor Anna Bradnam is proactively seeking additional supportive funding through Greater Cambridge Partnership and the County Council. Meanwhile, Milton Parish Council will continue to do everything in its power by continuing to lobby all groups and organisations involved to reach a solution. Cambridgeshire County Council have allowed us to share the proposed layout for the improvement of the junction. Obviously, changes can still be made to the scheme, so this is not a definitive version, but it gives people an idea of what to expect.