Hamilton Road Cycleway

September - Since July, we've completed the cul-de-sac at Hall Street and Grey Street, added the cycleway lanes and installed the new solar-powered lampposts that will light the way for our pedestrians and cycleway users. We're also putting the finishing touches on the bus bay, and getting the grass tidied up in anticipation for completing stage one of the Hamilton Road Cycleway.

July – We’ve made some great progress on the cycleway and footpath in the past few weeks. Since early June we’ve:

• Completed a stretch of the cycleway and footpath from Vogel Street to Hall Street
• Almost completed a cul-de-sac at the southern end of Hall Street with an exit lane
• Begun excavating both sides of Grey Street in preparation for cul-de-sacs with exit lanes
• Are preparing to lay asphalt for the cycleway between Hall and Grey streets
• Completed a raised crossing over Vogel Street

June - Part of the Hamilton Road Cycleway will soon be open for use! Our contractors will be putting the finishing touches on the cycleway and the new footpath from Vogel Street through Payne Park this week which means you'll be able to test it out from next week.

Work is also well underway on the Vogel Street to Hall Street section, and we've completed the raised crossing on Vogel Street.

May – We’ve broken ground on this exciting project and have laid the foundations of the cycleway through Payne Park to Vogel Street. We’ve also created a footpath running parallel to the cycleway.

Contractors will now install drainage structures (soak holes) in preparation for the remainder of the cycleway and shifting existing services and drainage connections to soak holes.

Why Hamilton Road?

By 2050, the population of Cambridge is expected to nearly double - that’s a whole lot of residents and a whole lot of cars. On either side of Hamilton Road, we’ve started installing the waters infrastructure for two major housing developments, known as C2 and C3.

They’ll provide for around 3400 new dwellings, a neighbourhood centre and a new primary school. One of the key purposes of this new cycleway is to provide a path for those residents to get into town easily by bike or on foot rather than having to rely on their cars.

We also know creating great spaces for walking and cycling is important to Cambridge residents.

In 2018, as part of the Cambridge Town Concept Plan Refresh over 1,700 people told us improving walking and cycling infrastructure and making Cambridge a better connected town was a top priority.

So here we are! This is a step towards transforming Cambridge into a cycle and pedestrian-friendly town.

This project will run alongside the Streets for People project which also aims to make the streets of Cambridge more pedestrian and cyclist friendly.

Changes to Grey and Hall streets

Both sides of Grey Street and the south side of Hall street will have a one-way access as part of this project. See below for more details.