Agenda

Please find attachedroad closures information for week commencing 23 November in relation to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

Please note, the closures of the A1307 aren’t being undertaken by the A14 project team but have been included in this report to ensure you’re all aware of the work.

Please contact the Highways England Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000 if you wish to get in contact about these works.

To contact your A14 sections stakeholder manager, please use the email addresses below or the A14 helpline.

For all queries in relation to the main scheme Section 1 & 2: Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line, Section 3: East Coast Main Line to Swavesey & Section 4 & 5: Swavesey to Milton, please email: A14CambridgeHuntingdon@highwaysengland.co.uk

Section 6: Huntingdon town centre

Samantha Kedie – samantha.kedie@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. Further updates as the scheme progresses can be found on the website.

Work on the M11 between junctions 11 and 12 plan to be completed as follows:

Southbound between junctions 12 and 11 over one night on Thursday 26 November, working between the hours of 9pm to 6am.

For the M11 bridge over the River Granta additional weekend closures are needed and will take place from 9pm on Friday 27 November to 6am on Monday 30 November and 9pm Friday 4 December to 6am Monday 7 December. These closures will be in place for 24 hours on the M11 southbound between junction 12 and junction 11.

Northbound between junctions 11 and 12 over three nights from Monday 7 December to Wednesday 9 December, working between the hours of 9pm to 6am.

Diversion routes

Please note, there has also been a change to the agreed diversion route which is detailed below. Whilst work is being carried out in both directions, traffic will be diverted off the M11 at junction 12 via the A603, A1198 and A505 to re-join the M11 at junction 10.

Map

Find out more

To stay informed about all the latest major roadworks happening near you, visit www.gov.uk/government/organisations/highways-england to register for the latest alerts. If you have any enquiries please contact the Highways England Customer Contact Centre on 0300 123 5000, or by e-mail to info@highwaysengland.co.uk

The Cambridge Council for Voluntary Service (CCVS) are running an evening session aimed at community groups to look at successful online fundraising ideas and other ways of raising finance beyond grant funding.  Priority will be given to groups/communities in (or serving residents of) South Cambridgeshire. This is an opportunity to hear from other community groups about:

Running a successful crowdfunding campaign

Hosting an online community fundraiser including raffles and competitions

The session is a chance to hear what others have done, ask questions, share your own ideas and experience and influence the content of future CCVS sessions.

More details are available on the CCVS website.

Thursday 19 November, ITV Online: Councils ‘braced for second wave of homelessness

Councils are braced for a second wave of homelessness of people hit by the pandemic’s economic fall-out.

Saturday 21 November, Mail: House building drops by a third with developers blaming planning delays

Developers are set to deliver fewer than two-thirds as many new homes this year amid the ongoing pandemic and delays with planning decisions, according to housebuilders.

Sunday 22 November, Sunday Telegraph: Tory MPs threaten to rebel over controversial planning reforms

More than half of Conservative MPs are considering opposing the Government’s reform of the planning system when the Planning White Paper comes before parliament, according to a new poll.

Monday 23 November, Mail Online: Public sector pay

The GMB union has warned against a freeze on the pay of public sector workers.

Wednesday 24 November, BBC Radio 4: LGA defends councils selling County Farms

The LGA has defended councils from criticism for selling off County Farms, which are small holdings, owned by local authorities, provided to first time farmers at a discounted rate.

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 Lead Cabinet Member for Finance agreed to award the Community Chest Grants, as recommended by the Grants Advisory Committee.

This decision was published on Tuesday 24 November and so the deadline for call-in is Tuesday 1 December at 5pm.

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