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This week we have multiple closures on the A1 between Alconbury and Buckden.

As part of works we’ll be closing the southbound A1 to install safety barriers, average speed cameras and signs for the temporary 40mph speed limit to make sure our workers are safe while they build these vital improvements so close to this busy stretch of the A1. Once installed, the narrow lanes and temporary speed limit will stay in place until construction along this stretch has been completed but full capacity will be maintained during the day.

Work to install narrow lanes, average speed cameras and a temporary 40mph speed limit on the northbound A1 will take place soon and road users and local residents will be kept informed in advance of work happening so they can plan ahead.

PLEASE NOTE - closures may be subject to change, so check out our social media pages daily for updates.

This week’s A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon closures;

Mon 18^th to Tue 19^th

A1 southbound between Alconbury & Brampton (each night, 9pm - 6am)

Mon 18^th to Wed 20^th

A14 eastbound between St Ives J26 & Bar Hill J29 (each night, 9pm - 6am)

Tue 19^th for one night

A1 northbound between Buckden & Brampton Hut (9pm - 6am)

Wed 20^th for one night

A1 northbound between Buckden & Alconbury (9pm - 6am)

Wed 20^th to Fri 22^nd

A1 southbound between Alconbury & Brampton Hut (each night, 9pm - 6am)

Thurs 21st to Fri 22^nd

A1 northbound between Buckden & Brampton Hut (each night, 9pm - 6am)

Sat 23^rd to Sun 24^th

A14 eastbound exit slip Histon J32 (each night, 8pm - 10am)

Our official diversion route will be signposted and I’ve attached diversion maps for the A1 and A14 closures. We also have variable message signs in place that will advise drivers to follow our signs and not their satnavs.

We regularly update details of closures specific to our A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme on our Facebook #A14C2H and Twitter @A14C2H pages. You can also find our latest posts by searching #A14C2Hclosures.

To contact your sections Stakeholder Manager, please use the email addresses below or our A14 helpline.

Section 1 & 2Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line; Jon Lewell jon.lewell@thea14.com

Section 3 East Coast Main Line to Swavesey; Jade Pettit jade.pettit@thea14.com

Section 4 & 5 Swavesey to Milton; Bob Pettipher bob.pettipher@thea14.com

A14 helpline 0800 270 0114 - This will be answered by a team member during site hours 8am - 5pm and messages can be left at other times.

Please do share this information, and thank you in advance for your continued support.

Kind regards

Zahra Lucman

A14 Correspondence Officer

Complex Infrastructure Programme

Highways England | Woodlands | Manton Lane | Bedford | MK41 7LW

Web: http://www.highways.gov.uk

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Thursday 14 September: Mail: Councils’ concerns over impact of cuts

A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that councils are maintaining services despite cuts to funding.

Thursday 14 September: Times: New housing estate scraps wheelie bins

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Friday 15 September: Mail: Government announces new planning formula

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Friday 15 September: BBC Online: Housing Budget needs review, says trade body

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Saturday 16 September: BBC Online: Better-off areas asked to build up to 40 per cent more homes

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Saturday 16 September: BBC Online: Access to trial voter ID checks

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Tuesday 19 September: BBC Online: Housing money wasted “propping up rents”

Taxpayers’ money is being wasted on “propping up rents” in a “failing housing market”, according to a report by the National Housing Federation.

Tuesday 19 September: The Times: Licence fees for biggest taxi operators set to rise

Uber faces a 1,000-fold increase in fees to operate in London.

Wednesday 20 September: The Times: Green paper on social housing to be published

The Government is to publish a Green Paper in the coming months on the future of social housing.

A list of decisions currently within the call-in period is available on the Council’s website.

The call in procedure is set out in full in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, ‘Scrutiny and Overview Committee Procedure Rules’. 

The Housing Portfolio Holder endorsed the Scrutiny Report of the Sheltered Housing Communal Rooms (Appendix A of the report from the Director of Housing) and agrees to the measures set out in the Action Plan (Appendix B).

Please note that this decision was first published on Thursday 14 September and so the deadline for call-in is Thursday 21 September at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Friday 22 September.

Cabinet

1.    Noted the Council’s provisional financial position (Appendix C of the report)  together with the performance (Appendices A-B) and risk matters (Appendices D-E) and contextual information set out in the report,

2.    endorsed the suite of Key Performance Indicators previously approved by the Executive Management Team, and attached at Appendix B, and

3.    approved the Strategic Risk Register and Risk Matrix set out in Appendices D-E.

This decision was first published on Tuesday 19 September and so the deadline for call-in is Tuesday 26 September at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Wednesday 27 September.

Cabinet

a)    Agreed to the implementation of Option 2: a change to a co-mingled service for the collection of all South Cambridgeshire District Council kerbside recycling material to replace the current two stream (paper out) collection service, at the earliest practical opportunity within the current financial year. And

b)    Delegated authority to implement the new service, including any resulting staffing changes, to the Director Health & Environmental Services in consultation with the Environmental Services Portfolio Holder

This decision was first published on Tuesday 19 September and so the deadline for call-in is Tuesday 26 September at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Wednesday 27 September.

Cabinet

a)    Noted the progress being made on Neighbourhood Planning across the district set out in paragraphs 5-11 of this report;

b)    Agreed to consult parishes on the draft Neighbourhood Planning Guidance arising out of the work of the Task and Finish Group as detailed in paragraphs 12-14 of this report;

c)    Agreed the draft standard support offer to parishes (or groups of parishes) preparing a Neighbourhood Plan as set out in Appendix 2,  forming part of the Guidance for consultation in b), including the specific elements highlighted at paragraphs 15-17 of this report; and

d)    Agreed that the resource and budgetary implications of Neighbourhood Planning be reviewed annually when preparing the Service Plan and during preparation of the budget and that if temporary additional resources are otherwise justified, these can be bought-in subject to existing budgets.

This decision was first published on Tuesday 19 September and so the deadline for call-in is Tuesday 26 September at 5pm. If not called-in this decision can be implemented on Wednesday 27 September.

Please click on the link below to find details of decisions made by officers under delegated authority:

https://www.scambs.gov.uk/content/access-information