serving the population of Willingham in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Council are beginning the Autumn chemical weed treatment programme on 17th October 2024 in the South area of the County.
The complete programme for the second cycle is now available for viewing here.
They have advised that the schedule is weather-dependent and may be subject to change as conditions evolve.
Please find attached below the Highway Events diary for October. The diary shows all known events and their highway restrictions. The diary includes links to one.network where further details, such as the specific road closure timings of each traffic management plan, can be viewed.
October’s Highlights
12th October – 17th October – St Ives Michaelmas Fair
*Please remember details of all highway events can be found on https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/roads-and-pathways/highway-events/
Future key event dates
5th November – Bonfire Night, County Wide
10th & 11th November – Remembrance Events, County Wide
Please find below the Highway Events diary for September.
The diary shows all known events and their highway restrictions. The diary includes links to one.network where further details, such as the specific road closure timings of each traffic management plan, can be viewed.
September’s Highlights
Chariots of Fire – 22nd September
*Please remember details of all highway events can be found on https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/roads-and-pathways/highway-events/
Future key event dates
Muscular Dystrophy Town and Gown 10K – 6th October
Boy in critical condition following A1M collision |
A teenage boy is in a critical condition following a collision on the A1M yesterday afternoon (Saturday).
The 16-year-old boy was the front-seat passenger of a black Peugeot 107 when it was involved in a collision with a white Ford Transit 350 Leader minibus at about 4.30pm.
The collision happened near junction 14 of the A1M southbound at Alconbury Hill, resulting in the road being closed for several hours.
The driver of the Peugeot, a 49-year-old woman, suffered minor injuries while the teenage boy was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
Seven occupants of the minibus were treated for minor injuries.
Sergeant Mark Atkins, from the Beds, Cambs and Herts Road Policing Unit, said: “I would like to appeal for anyone who has dashcam footage of the collision, or either vehicle in the moments leading up to it, to contact us.
“Many people stopped to help but have not yet provided statements, therefore I would also like to appeal for them to get in touch with us.”
The driver of the minibus, a 26-year-old man from South Yorkshire, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving. He has been released on bail until November.
Anyone with information should contact us online via our webchat service or reporting forms and quote incident 359 of 24 August. Those without internet access should call 101.
Please find below the Highway Events diary for August. The diary shows all known events and their highway restrictions. The diary includes links to one.network where further details, such as the specific road closure timings of each traffic management plan, can be viewed.
August’s Highlights
Cambridge Criterium – 25th August
*Please remember details of all highway events can be found on https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/roads-and-pathways/highway-events/
The Traffic Management Centre (TMC) monitors the county’s road network and reports any variations to the traffic flow, we refer to these as ‘incidents’. We use the term ‘incident’ to describe something that has happened on the County’s road network which has an impact (of varying degrees) on usual traffic flows. This could include, for example, a Road Traffic Collision, a burst water main or temporary traffic lights for road works.
We are using a new web-based system to log and display these incidents in both map and report formats.
This system can be viewed by visiting; https://cadence247-ccc.controller.cityscience.com/
We have attached a quick user guide to show you how to view the report and map but if you have any questions or feedback on the system, please don’t hesitate to send us an email. The system is still a work in progress and we have been using it live since August 2022, so anything pre-August has been ported over from our old log which is why there might not be as much detail in the information.
The TMC responded to 88 incidents on the road network throughout Cambridgeshire in July covering 23 weekdays. This is a decrease to June’s figure and that of what we were seeing in July 2023.
Please see the table below which illustrates the number of incidents over the last 6 months, compared to the same period last year;
Incidents by month/year
Our @Cambs_Traffic X account is our quickest engagement tool with the public and the interaction gives a good indication of how effective the messages are getting out to people.
Throughout July we gained 40 new followers however we lost a few making the increase 34 which is greater than that of June’s figure.
Since X took over Twitter there have been a number of inconsistencies in the analytics causing confusion over actual figures. Unfortunately the option for posts sent has now been taken away meaning that we cannot easily report on this. It would seem also that profile visits had previously been amalgamated with video views which has now been separated meaning that there is a big decrease in the figures below. We are looking for ways to continue to give you the data below.
The table below illustrates the analytics over the last 6 months.
| X Analytics | Feb-24 | Mar-24 | Apr-24 | May-24 | Jun-24 | Jul-24 |
| Number of Followers | 17,177 | 17,211 | 17,215 | 17,224 | 17,242 | 17,276 |
| Increase in followers from previous month | 80 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 34 |
| Number of Posts sent | 495 | 369 | 317 | 355 | ||
| Number of profile visits | 7,405 | 5,673 | 2,275 | 2,484 | 542 | 479 |
| Number of Post impressions | 411,421 | 323,053 | 312,000 | 297,874 | 368,600 | 285,500 |
Note: The number of Posts sent includes advance notice road works and event Posts alongside live incident Posts.
You may have noticed that we are sending out more educational posts designed to give you a little bit more of an understanding around different types of works. We try to make these as informative as possible and will continue to role these posts out as we feel they are super useful to our followers and the engagement has been positive.
We have now completed uploading all the historic data from 2018 -2023 onto google maps which you can find via the links below. If you have any queries or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us at Tmc@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Following on from the latest update of the City Science system where we record our incidents, please be aware that when first opening the application it will now default to only showing you the last 28 days of incidents. We found performance of the controller page was struggling when showing the full history. If you want to revert to the old view, you can use the Timespan dropdown at the top of the sidebar and clear the “From” date (the actual clearing procedure is browser dependent, but it should be along the lines of clicking the date input, clicking “Clear” and then “Apply”).
Traffic Management Centre
@Cambs_Traffic (Follow Link)
Please see below letter dated 30th July 2024 regarding the upcoming works at Over Road Willingham
Please find attached the Highway Events diary for June 2024. The diary shows all known events and their highway restrictions. The diary includes links to one.network where further details, such as the specific road closure timings of each traffic management plan, can be viewed.
June’s Highlights
IWM Duxford Summer Air Show/D-Day 80 – 1st -2nd June
Strawberry Fair – 1st June
Secret Garden Party – 15th June
Cambridge Pride – 15th June
Midsummer Fair – 19th -23rd June
Newmarket Nights – 21st June & 28th June
Newmarket Races – 22nd, 27th & 29th June
Race for Life – 30th June
*Please remember details of all highway events can be found on https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/roads-and-pathways/highway-events/
Please find attached the Highway Events diary for May 2024. The diary shows all known events and their highway restrictions. The diary includes links to one.network where further details, such as the specific road closure timings of each traffic management plan, can be viewed.
May’s Highlights
Ely Eel Day – 4th May
IWM Duxford VE Flying Day – 5th May
Reach Fair – 6th May
Sawston Charity Fun Run and Walk – 12th May
*Please remember details of all highway events can be found on https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/roads-and-pathways/highway-events/
Future key event dates
IWM Duxford Summer Air Show/D-Day 80 – 1st -2nd June
Strawberry Fair – 1st June
Secret Garden Party – 15th June
Cambridge Pride – 15th June
Midsummer Fair – 19th -23rd June
Newmarket Nights – 21st June & 28th June
Newmarket Races – 22nd, 27th & 29th June
Race for Life – 30th June
NOTICE is given that Cambridgeshire County Council has made an Order
pursuant to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended by the Road
Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991, the effect of which to impose a
40mph and 30mph speed limit along Meadow Road, Willingham as lies between
Rockmill End and The Causeway.
The Order will be effective, for safety purposes, when signs are in place
indicating the speed limit along the whole or any part of the above mentioned
length of road whilst works are in progress or temporarily suspended.
The Order is made to facilitate carriageway maintenance, new kerbs and
associated works which are being carried out on or near this highway and it will
come into operation on 6 May 2024 and continue until these works have finished
or on the 5 November 2025 whichever is the earlier.
It is anticipated that these works will be carried out between 6 May and 2
August 2024.
The Order shall not apply to any persons lawfully engaged in connection with
any works for which it is made, any member of the Police Force, Fire and
Rescue Service, Ambulance Service, a vehicle being used by Special Forces
during the execution of their duties or to any person acting with the permission
or upon the direction of a Police Officer in Uniform.
Frank Jordan, Executive Director, Place and Sustainability, New Shire Hall, Emery
Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4YE
Wednesday 24 April 2024
Please see attached the Highway Events diary for January.
The diary shows all known events and their highway restrictions. The diary includes links to one.network where further details, such as the specific road closure timings of each traffic management plan, can be viewed.
January Highlights
Whittlesey Straw Bear – 13th January 2024
*Please remember details of all highway events can be found on https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/roads-and-pathways/highway-events/
We hope you enjoy reading the Newsletter and please feel free to share with your colleagues and the local community – If you would like any further information please do not hesitate to get in contact.
You may also like to visit our website to find out more about our service and resources for loan – http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/roadsafety
Regards,
Road Safety Education Team
Network Management & Transport Strategy
Tel: 0345 045 5212
Please find attached the Highway Events diary for November 2023. The diary shows all known events and their highway restrictions. The diary includes links to one.network where further details, such as the specific road closure timings of each traffic management plan, can be viewed.
November’s Highlights
Fireworks Events being held around the County on 4th & 5th November
Remembrance Events being held around the County on 11th & 12th November
*Please remember details of all highway events can be found on https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/roads-and-pathways/highway-events/
Future key event dates
Christmas Events around the County throughout the month of December