A14 Bulletin - Issue 1

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Working on behalf of
0300 123 5000 Late 2016 Activities
Exhibitions and site preparation
During the months of September and October, the stakeholder team and other staff
from the project team delivered 11 Public Information Exhibitions spread along the
route of the scheme and we welcomed a total of 2845 visitors.
These exhibitions supplied scheme wide information in relation to many subjects and
members of the project team with a cross section of specialist knowledge were
available at each location to answer questions.
The exhibition panels and plans on display are now on the A14 website.
Since September the A14 project team have been undertaking preparatory works in
advance of main construction.
These works have included site clearance, ecology mitigation (for badgers, water
vole, great crested newts and bats), boundary fencing and archaeology.
We have also been constructing our site compounds at Alconbury, Brampton,
Ermine Street and Swavesey.
Section 1 & 2 - Alconbury to the East Coast Main Line
On the A1 we are installing a new safety barrier along the highway verge. This will
allow our staff to safely work behind and will also ensure we keep traffic moving at
normal speeds with full lane widths for as long as possible.
One of the original ‘Great North Road’ milestones has been removed from the A1
verge and has been surveyed and recorded. We are talking to Alconbury Parish
Council about storage and relocation in the future.
Recent resurfacing work carried out north of Buckden is not part of the A14
improvement scheme but is part of an ongoing maintenance programme. We are
talking to the Highways England contractor undertaking the work to understand and
help manage concerns that the local community has raised.
Section 3 - East Coast Main Line to Swavesey
On Ermine Street, following comments from the public, the traffic management and
signage has been adjusted and the compound access points upgraded to improve
the traffic flow and safety. We are continuing to monitor the situation.
Section 4 & 5 - Swavesey to Milton
Work continued on the construction of the main project compound at Swavesey
Junction. Archaeology and site clearance are taking place alongside the A14
between Swavesey and Girton.