Is the A14 upgrade complete?

The new A14 upgrade is officially complete and open to traffic. The £1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme has opened eight months early, Highways England announced today (May 4). The improvement scheme includes a major new bypass to the south of Huntingdon and upgrades to 21 miles of the A14.

What are they doing with the old A14?

The old A14 from Huntingdon Spittals interchange to Godmanchester is now closed both ways, but it is planned to be reopened in 2022 as part of the A1307, once the Huntingdon railway viaduct has been dismantled.

Is A14 Huntingdon bypass open?

A new 12-mile bypass to the south of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire has opened to traffic. The new bypass runs between Ellington and Swavesey and is part of UK’s biggest road upgrade – a project to upgrade 21 miles of the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon. The bypass has been opened a full year ahead of schedule.

Is the new A14 open?

The new Cambridge to Huntingdon A14 opened today (Tuesday, May 5), eight month ahead of schedule. Work will continue on some parts of the scheme – a viaduct on the old A14 at Huntingdon is being removed – until 2022.

Who built the new A14?

One of the key success factors of this scheme was the forming of the A14 Integrated Delivery Team (IDT), a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Costain and Skanska, design consultants Atkins and CH2M and client Highways England.

What’s the speed limit on the A14?

The vehicle speed limit will be reduced from 60mph to 40mph (65km/h) in such winds. Average speed cameras were introduced on the bridge in 2016 and new cameras have been installed linked to the news speed control signs.

When did A45 become A14?

Prior to the construction of the M6 motorway, it was the main route from the Midlands to Ipswich and to the Haven ports. When the A1-M1 link road section of the current A14 opened in 1994, most of the A45 to the east of Cambridge was re-designated as the A14 and some sections to the west were downgraded to B-roads .

What is the route of the new A14?

The £1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme includes a major new bypass to the south of Huntingdon and upgrades to 21 miles of the A14. Work officially started in November 2016 and the new road opened to traffic on Tuesday 5 May 2020.

How long is the A14 in miles?

204.4 km
A14/Length

What is the speed limit on the A14?

What was the A14 called before?

Before 1992 the A14 was a back road linking the A10 at Royston to the A1 at Alconbury, via Papworth Everard and Godmanchester. Today this road is the A1198, which connects to the A14 at junction 24. The only bit of the current A14 that follows the number’s original route is the spur that links junction 23 to the A1.

When does the new A14 bypass in Cambridge Open?

About the scheme The £1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme includes a major new bypass to the south of Huntingdon and upgrades to 21 miles of the A14. Work officially started in November 2016 and the new road opened to traffic on Tuesday 5 May 2020.

When did work start on the A14 upgrade?

The A14 upgrade already includes new routes for local traffic, which will be usable by non-motorway traffic, as well as improvements for pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders. Work on building the £1.5bn upgrade to the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon started in November 2016.

How is the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon project going?

For more details about the A14 project, including a scheme timeline, how we set out to meet our objectives, and what’s left to do, read our brochure: Delivering the benefits: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

Where is the interchange between the A14 and the A1307?

The Girton Interchange is the junction between the M11, A14, A428, and A1307 (Huntingdon Road) just west of Girton village.