The Ely to Witchford Active Travel Crossing public consultation is open from 22 January and closes 11.59pm on 5 March 2025.
Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking residents’ and stakeholders’ views on the Ely to Witchford Active Travel Crossing proposals and potential additional elements.
Current challenges
The A10 represents a barrier to pedestrians and cyclists attempting to access the village of Witchford from Ely (and vice-versa) and prevents onward movement to the southwest of Ely and beyond.
Current crossing provision at Witchford Road / BP Garage roundabout consists of an unsignalised crossing on the northern A10 arm of the roundabout featuring dropped kerbs, tactile paving and a central pedestrian refuge.
A significant amount of traffic uses the A10 everyday which can make it feel unsafe and challenging to cross for walkers, wheelers and cyclists. The current crossing is very exposed and requires people to cross four lanes of busy traffic, stopping at a small pedestrian island in between.
The Ely to Witchford Active Travel Crossing aims to address these problems and provide a new crossing and improve safety in all weather, encourage an increase in active travel, support local businesses and connect communities.
The project and proposals
The Ely to Witchford Active Travel Crossing is presenting three crossing options over the A10, near the ‘BP roundabout’. The crossings presented will provide a safe all-weather active travel route across the A10 near the Witchford Road/BP Garage roundabout junction.
The proposals being presented are two overbridges and one signalised crossing.
The scheme aims to:
- Allow people to walk, wheel and cycle more easily between Ely and Witchford, improving accessibility to jobs, education and services and boosting the local economy
- Improve accessibility between Ely and Witchford for people walking, wheeling and cycling and reduce the reliance on car as a means of travel for local journeys
- Provide a safer crossing for people walking, wheeling and cycling, including vulnerable users, older people and those with disabilities. The risk of collisions involving cars and those using active travel with be significantly reduce.
- Enable more opportunities to make short trips without using the car and encourage greater exposure to greenspace and nature which will improve people’s health and wellbeing.
Find out more:
Please view our proposals in detail in our consultation brochure and documents.
If you need a hard copy or would prefer a copy of the brochure and supporting materials in another format, please email elytowitchford@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or call 0345 045 5212.
For a copy of the survey in Easy Read please ring 0345 045 5212, or email elytowitchford@cambridgeshire.gov.uk(External link)
Come along to one of our drop-in events or join a webinar to hear and view more on the proposals and get your questions answered by a member of the team. Please see key dates section for dates and locations.
More information on the scheme can be found here: Ely to Witchford Active Travel Crossing | Cambridgeshire County Council(External link)
Have your say
Share your feedback by:
Joining one of webinars:
- Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 7.00pm – 8.00pm. Sign up here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams(External link)
- Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 1.00pm – 2.15pm. Sign up here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams(External link)
Attend on of our two in-person events detailed in key events.
Completing the survey at the bottom of the page after you have read through the supporting materials. If you are having trouble completing the survey, please email elytowitchford@cambridgeshire.gov.uk(External link) for assistance.
Emailing elytowitchford@cambridgeshire.gov.uk(External link)
Writing to us at ALC2604, New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4YE
The consultation closes at 11.59pm on Wednesday 5 March 2025.
You do not have to give us any personal information. We will not publish any personal details you do give us, but may publish your response, and include it in public reports, with personal details removed. Personal data will be held securely, in accordance with data protection legislation. We will only store it for 12 months after the consultation results have been analysed and the consultation report published.
Your personal information will be collected and used in line with Data Protection legislation to undertake consultations on Ely to Witchford Active Travel Crossing project.
Information will be shared with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, and Jacobs UK Ltd. We will not publish any personal details you do give us, but may publish your response, and include it in public reports, with personal details removed. This will be used to produce a consultation report to inform the development of the Ely to Witchford Active Travel Crossing project.
Further details about how we use this data and the rights you have around this can be found at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/privacy
