Local Highways Improvement
Published: 22 December 2022
Joint Local Highways Initiative application with Girton PC to reduce the speed limit between our two villages to 30mph
A brief survey has been put together to collect your views/feedback
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For more information see below.
The deadline for receipt of your feedback is 3rd January at 5pm.
What is the Local Highways Improvement Programme?
The Local Highways Improvement (LHI) programme covers all districts in Cambridgeshire and invites any groups or organisations that represent the local community to apply for funding.
The schemes are community driven and give local people the opportunity to put forward proposals for highway improvements in their area.
The schemes are delivered by the County Council on a joint funded basis and applicants can apply for funding of up to either £25,000 for complex projects or £10,000 for non-complex projects, as a contribution to their scheme. The applicant is expected to provide a minimum contribution of 10% towards the total scheme cost.
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What is being proposed by Girton and Oakington & Westwick?
Oakington & Westwick and Girton Parish Councils propose to work together, and with Cambridgeshire County Council, to use some of the LHI funding to make the main road linking the two villages (Oakington Road/Cambridge Road) safer.
We propose that this notoriously dangerous road can be made safer for drivers, cyclists, horse riders, and pedestrians by reducing the speed limit to 30mph all the way from the 20mph zone in Girton to the 20mph zone in Oakington and including traffic calming measures.
What benefits would it bring?
Road to be made safer for all users
S106 money is available to support this project
The work supports current improvements made by Highways
The collaboration between Oakington/Westwick and Girton increases funding and benefits for both villages.
Local Consultation/Support
A brief survey has been put together to collect your views/feedback
To Access the survey, please click here
For more information see below.
The deadline for receipt of your feedback is 3rd January at 5pm.
Why this scheme for 23/24?
Oakington & Westwick have carried out significant work to understand and propose this initiative. This detailed analysis allows our two villages to present this significant and 'complex; LHI proposal to Cambridgeshire County Council to meet the newly revised criteria for CCC Local Highways Initiative by 6th January 2023.
As part of the conditions of the Northstowe development money (Section 106) has been made available to some of the parishes nearby, including ours, which can only be spent on traffic calming measures. Cambridgeshire County Council are currently running a Local Highways Initiative where they will help fund road safety measures across the county. This currently excludes 20mph schemes, which will be considered separately.
What will it cost?
The proposal includes request of £50K of funding from CCC with contributions of £20K from both Girton and Oakington & Westwick. S106 money will likely be used for this scheme, which will mean this project will not require additional funding from 2023/2024 precept.
LHI 23/24 Deadline:
Deadline for submission of Girton/Oakington & Westwick Survey: 3rd January 2023 (By 5pm)
Deadline for submission to Cambridgeshire County Council: 6th January 2023