Mill Road Closure Survey Launches

Cambridgeshire County Council wants to know what we think of the trial closure of Mill Road Bridge to all traffic except for buses, cyclists and pedestrians.

In the summer, Cambridgeshire County Council acted quickly in response to the pandemic and made changes to the busy street to help people social distance and encourage locals to travel actively by bike or on foot.

The temporary bridge closure, which acts like the bus gates in the city centre, was put in under an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) which enables changes to road layouts to be made quickly and amended as needed in response to current events.

Whilst the whole of Mill Road remains accessible to motorists, these trial measures mean they can no long travel over the bridge. The bridge closure is enforced with cameras. Over 20 signs have been put up along Mill Road and on nearby streets warning drivers about the new road layout. All money received from fines is invested in frontline highways works like fixing potholes or improving road safety.

Separate to the trial bridge road closure and like other local high streets, white and red ‘build outs’ have been put in at locations along Mill Road to extend the footway and help people social distance when walking along the high street.

People will now be able to have their say via an online survey from 9 November (at noon) through to 24 December at: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/mill-road-consultation.

A decision on whether to continue the trial, make it permanent or reopen the bridge will be made by the Council’s Highways and Transport Committee next year.