Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed with the claimant to end legal proceedings in relation to the Mill Road Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) challenge.
We will no longer be defending the case through the courts, and the judge has agreed to quash the decision that was made to approve the traffic regulation order for the scheme.
A hearing on the case was held in February and the council has reflected on the outcome of this. It has decided to undertake the statutory consultation and decision-making process on the traffic regulation order again. This is to stop the council spending money and time associated with defending this case.
We’d like to apologise for the time this has taken thus far and recognise the frustration people have expressed locally.
Our plan is to run a statutory consultation on a proposed Traffic Regulation Order, this will start on Friday (9 August).
The proposed Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to close Mill Road bridge to all vehicles, with some exemptions, will be advertised on Friday, 9 August until midnight on Friday 13 September. All feedback, including objections, is welcome. The usual traffic regulation order consultation period of 21 days has been extended to allow people extra time to respond due to the summer holiday period.
More details about this Traffic Regulation Order and how people can respond will be available on our website from Friday. We’d welcome everyone’s feedback by emailing Policy and Regulations at Policy.andRegulation@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Once the TRO notice period closes on 13 September, all responses will be collated, and the aim is for a report to be presented to a special Highways and Transport Committee in October. At this meeting, councillors will determine the objections, discuss the report and decide whether the Mill Road bridge closure should be approved or not.
In addition, the council is planning to improve the public realm, walking and cycling provision along Mill Road. This will include general improvements not included in the consultation such as, additional cycle parking, signage and decluttering the highway. The potential public realm changes are being considered in collaboration with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and the Greater Cambridge Partnership.
