A14 Fen Ditton - Ellington

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Type: Bypass or realignment for use by all traffic
Status: In planning or on hold
Authority: Highways Agency
Cost: £ 1.28bn
Finance: Central Government
Timescale: 2012-2016
Length: 29.0 km (18.0 miles)

Scheme Outline

Upgrade of the A14 route roughly between Cambridge and Huntingdon, in particular the stretch connecting the A1 and M11. The improvement includes construction of a new dual-three lane route south of Huntingdon to bypass part of the existing road, with the remainder upgraded and widened substantially. The scheme also includes new interchanges with the A1 and M11. The existing viaduct near Huntingdon station, which is nearing the end of its useful life, will be demolished.

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Progress

14 January 2007	With work on the realignment of the A14 not due to be complete until 2015, a shorter term proposal is made to upgrade the existing A1/A14 junction with a wider roundabout and traffic signals.
14 March 2007	Signalisation work has been completed.
14 October 2007	The full route for the A14 realignment has now been announced, with the final section to be made public comprising the new three-lane bypass to the south of Godmanchester. Construction is now expected to start in 2010.
24 June 2009	Draft orders for the scheme are now to be published in Autumn 2009.
4 October 2009	Draft orders have now been published, following selection of the line of the road.
3 February 2010	The public inquiry is now due to be held.
11 June 2010	Public enquiry postponed. Next consideration will be in Autumn 2010 Spending Review.
26 October 2010	According to yesterday\'s DfT press release following the autumn spending review, the proposed upgrade of the A14 between Fen Ditton and Ellington has been cancelled.
1 December 2011	The Government has made this scheme a priority in the National Infrastructure Plan, announced earlier this week. Investment has been brought forward, and an A14 Challenge launched to help the project progress more efficiently.
12 December 2011	The A14 Challenge was officially launched today. The consultation will run until 31 January 2012.
30 March 2012	Councils through which the A14 passes are working together to prepare a bid for EU funding to improve the road, through the Trans-European Transport Network Programme.