- Highways
Milton Road is a 2.7km long arterial route in a residential area in Cambridge. It is vital to the local economy connecting the city centre to the A14 and A10.
Growing levels of peak-time traffic congestion were threatening the continued economic growth of the local area. With the population of Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire expected to grow by around 28% over the next 15 years, improvements to Milton Road needed to be made to accommodate the increasing number of journeys in the future.
The task of improving the roads would:
- Allow faster and more reliable public transport journeys
- Provide better cycling and walking links
- Enhance the streetscape with improved and additional landscaping
- Reduce peak time congestion and limit growth in traffic
- Aid future economic growth
- Reduce air pollution and improve public health
Milton Road started with enabling works in June 2022 before the full contract commenced in August 2022. During the initial stages, our civil engineering team aligned seven suppliers to support the project delivery.
During construction, We maintained two lanes of traffic flow during works and overcame utility diversions coordinating with BT and Cadent gas, to divert a gas main.
We tackled challenges with property owners disputing the highway boundary line, causing re-sequencing of construction.
The project took nearly two years to complete costing in the region of £20m Value engineering reduced the overall cost by over a million pounds. The completed road now serves the local community and businesses, ensuring the economic prosperity of the area for decades to come.
