A1307 Action
The A1307 has been an issue for many years and one which the community has been working together to get action.
This nightmare road is just never out of the news. The expansion of Haverhill means there has
been a tremendous increase in traffic, and residents are having to take to many risks accessing the road. No council in Cambridgeshire or Suffolk has ever taken the level of growth seriously. In 2004,our District Council actually supported the high level of growth in Haverhill without considering the affect it would have on its residents. I feel this is wrong, and as your councillor I would make sure that both the District Council and County Council make considerable representations for the funding of infrastructure improvements from developers.
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Following the latest death on the A1307, Julia Carne a resident from Castle Camps has started a petition to improve safety at this junction. Improvements are planned to be in place by the summer but we all know what can happen to planned improvements.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/A1307safety/
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During 2007 the County Council undertook a speed limit review results and the recommendations for the Linton sections have been made.
• 50mph between Linton and the Dene dual carriageway without engineering measures therefore will be quick to implement and is expected to be consulted on during April.
• Possible 50mph between Abington and the Dalehead dual carriageway – with associated engineering measures the budget for this has been part of a bid to the Local Strategic Partnership. This will be investigared during May 2008.
• Possible reduction of 40mph in Linton and Abington to 30mph which needs further investigation and this is expected to be completed by May 2008.
Whether speed limit changes will make a difference is a subject of much debate but this is the only action being taken at this time.
With respect to roundabouts and other junction improvements, these are still prohibited by funding and congestion. The roundabout being built at Babraham is the result of developer funding through the expansion of the Babraham facility and not from the County Council's budget.
Linton Conservatives and our MP, Jim Paice, will continue to press for action to be taken on this killer road.
Promoted by Stephen P Frost 153 St Neots Road, Hardwick, CB23 7QJ on behalf of Linton Conservatives