Information from Highways England about progress on A14 Improvement Scheme
Work to build the improvement scheme began in November 2016, meaning the project has been in construction for nearly two years. A lot has happened in that time and up to November 2016:
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We’ve built construction compounds and haul roads
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Work to build new bridges, including the 750m River Great Ouse viaduct, is well underway
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The first side road bridge opened in September 2017, ahead of programme. The bridge (near Wood Green Animal Shelter in Godmanchester) will eventually carry the A1198 over the new A14 bypass
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We’ve started excavation of the project borrow pits, which provide some of the 10million m³ of material needed to build the road
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We’ve visited over 32 towns or events in our mobile visitor centre, and welcomed over 2400 visitors
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We’ve created some of the 271 hectares of new wildlife habitat which forms part of the scheme
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Almost 70 miles of utility services (such as gas, water, broadband) have been diverted
Since then, work has continued and in September 2018, we installed two new 1,000 tonne bridge decks over the A14 at Bar Hill. For a full report on progress on the activity and what comes next please view the HIghways England website
Highways England regularly update details of closures specific to the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme on Facebook (www.facebook.com/a14c2h) and Twitter (@A14C2H) pages. You can also find the latest posts by searching #A14C2Hclosures.