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We maintain 1,000 of kilometres of drains and over 108,000 gullies across the county on behalf of our communities.

The information here provides details on the planned repairs to drainage systems across the county.

The scale and type of work will vary depending on the individual scheme and the repair being undertaken.

Drain cover at the side of a road

Most of our work will be delivered either under a full road closure or local traffic management system, such as traffic lights. This will cause disruption to the road network while we are on site. We will keep disruption to a minimum and we appreciate your cooperation during these critical works.

As well as the large-scale drain work, planned in advance, we also continually do reactive work across the whole county in response to issues that arise. This includes cyclical gully maintenance. By doing this, we keep the drain network flowing and identify any issues that need further investigation and repair.

We also regularly empty and clean gullies and pipes when they become blocked. We do this when we have identified a problem needing to be fixed through our routine inspections or when an issue is reported by a member of the public.

Planned work by district

Updates are provided monthly by officers. Expand the district to see details of when and where the work will take place, and details of road closures and diversion routes.

Whilst we aim to be as accurate as possible with the below times and dates, there are instances where these may change at short notice.

Our 2025/26 programme currently does not include any capital maintenance work here, but other reactive highways repairs are always being delivered. Find out more in FAQs.

Drainage projects

Planned works include repairs to existing drainage pipe and laying sections of new pipe. Plus installing new drainage systems, gullies, and manholes.

2025-2026 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start date Duration
       

Cyclical drainage work

Our cyclical drainage work is undertaken every other year. Work involves jetting, emptying, and cleaning all gullies and drains.

2025-2026 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start Date Duration Actual completion date
       

Drainage projects

Planned works include repairs to existing drainage pipe and laying sections of new pipe, installing new drainage systems, gullies, and manholes.

2025-2026 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start date Duration
Littleport Sandhill To be confirmed 3 weeks. Working hours 8am to 6pm.

Cyclical drainage work

Our cyclical drainage work is undertaken every other year. Work involves jetting, emptying, and cleaning all gullies and drains.

2025-2026 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start Date Duration Actual completion date
Bottisham 7 July 2025 1.5 days  
Swaffham Bulbeck 9 July 2025 2 days  
Swaffham Prior 10 July 2025 1.2 days  
Lode 11 July 2025 0.4 days  
Reach 14 July 2025 0.4 days  
Burwell 14 July 2025 10.4 days  
Fordham 9 June 2025 5 days  
Chippenham 13 June 2025 0.1 days  
Kennet 13 June 2025 6 days  
Snailwell 16  June 2025 0.2 days  
Brinkley 16 June 2025 0.8 days  
Westley Waterless 17 June 2025 0.3 days  
Burrough Green 17 June 2025 1.2 days  
Dullingham 18 June 2025 1.9 days  
Stetchworth 20 June 2025 1.8 days  
Woodditton 24 June 2025 3.5 days  
Cheveley 30 June 2025 2.7 days  
Ashely 3 July 2025 1 days  
Upend 4 July 2025 0.2 days  
Kirtling and Saxon Street 4 July 2025 0.5 days  
Coveney To be confirmed    
Witcham To be confirmed    
Mepal To be confirmed    
Haddenham To be confirmed    
Wilburton To be confirmed    
Stretham To be confirmed    
Sutton To be confirmed    
Wardy Hill To be confirmed    
Aldreth To be confirmed    
Ely North including Prickwillow, Queen Adelaide and Chettisham To be confirmed    
Ely East including Stuntney To be confirmed    

Drainage projects

Planned works include repairs to existing drainage pipe and laying sections of new pipe, installing new drainage systems, gullies, and manholes.

2025-2026 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start date Duration
Gorefield Gote Lane 11 August 2025 7 weeks
Leverington Roman Bank 2 September 2025 12 weeks
Parson Drove Fen Road 22 September 2025 7 weeks
March Butt/Brewin Avenue To be confirmed  
Chatteris Eden Crescent To be confirmed  

Cyclical drainage work

Our cyclical drainage work is undertaken every other year. Work involves jetting, emptying, and cleaning all gullies and drains.

2025-2026 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start Date Duration Actual completion date
Wimblington 19 May 2025 6.5 days 27 May 2025
Doddington 27 May 2025 5.6 days 3 June 2025
Benwick 4 June 2025 3.1 days 6 June 2025
Chatteris To be confirmed    
Parsons Drove 22 April 2025 1.4 days 23 April 2025
Wisbech St Mary 23 April 2025 3.6 days 28 April 2025
Guyhirn 29 April 2025 2 days 30 April 2025
Murrow 1 May 2025 1.8 days 02 May 2025
Elm 5 May 2025 5.5 days 12 May 2025
Coldham 12 May 2025 0.5 days 12 May 2025
Rings End 13 May 2025 0.8 days 13 May 2025
Friday Bridge 14 May 2025 2.9 days 16 May 2025
March To be confirmed    
Manea To be confirmed    
Christchurch To be confirmed    
Wimblington To be confirmed    
Doddington To be confirmed    
Benwick To be confirmed    
Whittlesey To be confirmed    
Ponders Bridge To be confirmed    
Turves To be confirmed    
Eastrea To be confirmed    
Coates To be confirmed    
Burnt House Bridge To be confirmed    
16 Foot Drain To be confirmed    
Beggars Bridge To be confirmed    

Drainage projects

Planned works include repairs to existing drainage pipe and laying sections of new pipe, installing new drainage systems, gullies, and manholes.

2025-2026 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start date Duration
Great Paxton High Street 7 July 2025 4 weeks. Work starts on High Street with traffic signals between 7am and 4pm. Work afterwards on River Lane will be carried out with reduced width restrictions during the day and road closure at night between 6pm and 6am.
Great Gransden East Street and Middle Street 28 July 2025 9 weeks
Stilton North Street and High Street 21 October 2025 18 weeks
Brampton Buckden Road To be confirmed  
Chesterton Oundle Road To be confirmed  
Yaxley Broadway To be confirmed  
Stilton North Street, High Street 30 June 2025 8 weeks
Somersham Parkhall Road To be confirmed  
Hemingford Abbots Various To be confirmed  
Fenstanton Manor Drive, Hall Green Lane To be confirmed  
Needingworth Hawkes Lane To be confirmed  
Huntingdon St Johns Street To be confirmed  
Fenstanton Greenfields To be confirmed  

Cyclical drainage work

Our cyclical drainage work is undertaken every other year. Work involves jetting, emptying, and cleaning all gullies and drains.

2025-2026 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start Date Duration Actual completion date
Holme 28 July 2025 1.3 days  
Glatton 30 July 2025 0.8 days  
Connington 30 July 2025 0.6 days  
Sawtry 31 July 2025 20.3 days  
Woodwalton 29 August 2025 0.6 days  
Great Gidding 29 August 2025 0.9 days  
Hamerton and Steeple Gidding 2 September 2025 To be confirmed  
Little Gidding 1 September 2025 To be confirmed  
Winwick 2 September 2025 0.2 days  
Old Weston 3 September 2025 0.7 days  
Brington and Molesworth 4 September 2025 0.7 days  
Bythorn and Keyston 5 September 2025 0.5 days  
Catworth 8 September 2025 1 day  
Spaldwick 9 September 2025 1.2 days  
Ellington 10 September 2025 1.4 days  
Stow Longa 11 September 2025 0.3 days  
Covington To be confirmed    
Tilbrook To be confirmed    
Kimbolton To be confirmed    
Grafham To be confirmed    
Perry East and West To be confirmed    
Buckden To be confirmed    
Offord Cluny To be confirmed    
Offord D'Arcy To be confirmed    
Southoe To be confirmed    
Great Paxton To be confirmed    
Little Paxton To be confirmed    
Hail Weston To be confirmed    
Great Staughton To be confirmed    
Diddington To be confirmed    
St Neots To be confirmed    
Alconbury Weston To be confirmed    
Alconbury To be confirmed    
Abbots Ripton To be confirmed    
Broughton To be confirmed    
Kings Ripton To be confirmed    
Upton To be confirmed    
Coppingford Road To be confirmed    
The Stukeleys To be confirmed    
Brampton To be confirmed    
Huntingdon To be confirmed    

Drainage projects

Planned works include repairs to existing drainage pipe and laying sections of new pipe. Plus installing new drainage systems, gullies, and manholes.

2024-2025 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start date Duration
Linton Lamb Fair Court 25 November 2024 18 weeks. Working hours 8am to 6pm.
Willingham Over Road 3 March 2025 4 weeks. Working hours 9.30am to 4pm.

2025-2026 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start date Duration
Linton High Street To be confirmed 3 weeks
Fulbourn Station Road To be confirmed  
Great Wilbraham Church Street To be confirmed  
Little Wilbraham High Street To be confirmed  
Linton Lamb Fair Court To be confirmed  
Waterbeach Chapel Street To be confirmed  

Cyclical drainage work

Our cyclical drainage work is undertaken every other year. Work involves jetting, emptying, and cleaning all gullies and drains.

2025-2026 programmes

Parish / Town Road Start Date Duration Actual completion date
Teversham 28 April 2025 3.7 days 1 May 2025
Little Wilbraham 1 May 2025 0.5 days 1 May 2025
Great Wilbraham 2 May 2025 1.3 days 5 May 2025
Fulbourn 5 May 2025 5.7 days 12 May 2025
Weston Colville 13 May 2025 0.6 days 13 May 2025
Carlton 13 May 2025 0.7 days 14 May 2025
West Wratting 14 May 2025 0.5 days 14 May 2025
Balsham 15 May 2025 2.8 days 19 May 2025
West Wickham and Streetly End 20 May 2025 0.6 days 20 May 2025
Hildersham 20 May 2025 0.2 days 20 May 2025
Linton 21 May 2025 5 days 27 May 2025
Horseheath and Cardinals Green 28 May 2025 1 days 28 May 2025
Bartlow 28 May 2025 0.1 days 28 May 2025
Shudy Camps 29 May 2025 0.4 days 29 May 2025
Castle Camps 29 May 2025 0.3 days 29 May 2025
Willingham 30 May 2025 5.7 days  
Rampton 6 June 2025 0.7 days  
Cottenham 9 June 2025 6.5 days  
Longstanton 17 June 2025 8.3 days  
Oakington and Westwick 30 June 2025 3.3 days  
Histon 3 July 2025 5.9 days  
Impington 11 July 2025 7.1 days  
Girton 22 July 2025 4.4 days  
Croxton 28 July 2025 To be confirmed  
Eltisley 28 July 2025 1.1 days  
Caxton 29 July 2025 2.4 days  
Cambourne 31 July 2025 12.1 days  
Little Gransden 19 August 2025 0.4 days  
Longstowe 19 August 2025 0.9 days  
Gamlingay 21 August 2025 6 days  
Hatley St George and East Hatley 29 August 2025 0.5 days  
Croyden 29 August 2025 0.2 days  
Arrington 29 August 2025 0.9 days  
Tadlow 1 September 2025 To be confirmed  
Shingay Cum Wendy 2 September 2025 0.4 days  
Guilden Morden 2 September 2025 1.5 days  
Steeple Morden 4 September 2025 1.4 days  
Abington Piggots 5 September 2025 0.1 days  
Litlington 5 September 2025 1.1 days  
Bassingbourn 8 September 2025 4.4 days  
Over To be confirmed    
Fen Drayton To be confirmed    
Swavesey To be confirmed    
Connington To be confirmed    
Boxworth To be confirmed    
Lolworth To be confirmed    
Graveley To be confirmed    
Papworth St Agnes To be confirmed    
Elsworth To be confirmed    
Knapwell To be confirmed    
Bar Hill To be confirmed    
Dry Drayton To be confirmed    
Madingley To be confirmed    
Papworth Everard To be confirmed    

Roadwork and traffic information

Our interactive map gives you more detail on the latest roadworks, road closures and diversions. Works listed on this page are included.

Visit our road and traffic information page to access the map and instructions on how to use. Details of upcoming roadworks in PDF format are also provided.

The map uses data from Causeway one.network. Enter your road name and see the types of work happening today or in the next two weeks, three or twelve months.

You can also follow us on X (formerly Twitter) for updates on where we are working - @Cambs_Traffic

Can't find what you are looking for?

If you are unable to find a scheme on this page, it may be part of our reactive or cyclical maintenance programmes.

These works are more area based and include gully cleansing, road patching and public rights of way maintenance.

You can find out more about the county-wide road resurfacing programme on our Road improvements page.

FAQ

Please read through our frequently asked questions. If you are unable to find the answer please contact us.

The work area is the section of the road where our operatives will be working. The road closure area often extends beyond this to manage through traffic and divert it on to an alternative route. This helps us do the work quickly and efficiently, while keeping residents, road users and the workforce safe. 

If you receive information notifying you about a road closure, we will include a map which indicates both the work and road closure areas if these are different.

As the work involves heavy plant and equipment, we cannot guarantee you will be able to access your property without having to wait or access via the other end of the works.

If you normally drive into or out of the work area during the hours when the closure is in place, we may ask you to please make alternative arrangements.

We will often phase works to try to reduce the disruption this can cause, and the site team will be available to communicate with residents and businesses regarding this.

We will always maintain access to properties if it is safe to do so. Delays will sometimes be unavoidable when we must move machinery or equipment out of the way. We thank you for your patience and cooperation while this is done.

Work is phased to allow property access from at least one end of the road. Access may differ, depending on where we are working.

We place advance warning signs at the starting points of our works at least 14 days before the work starts.

We will inform residents and businesses which are located with the area of work, via letter or leaflet drop, at least 14 days in advance of work starting, wherever possible.

We try to keep noise to a minimum, and plan noisier working activities for earlier on in shifts where we are working at night in residential areas. However, the work is being delivered using heavy plant and machinery and this will cause noise and disruption whilst the work is on site, especially where we are working overnight. To try to limit this we:

  • Consider alternative ways of working, for example during the day, instead of night, when working in residential areas at the weekend.
  • Working reduced hours overnight. This approach often means a longer delivery programme, whereas working longer shifts will result in the work being completed quicker.
  • Working during the day whenever we can to reduce costs and disruption to residents during unsociable hours.

Contact

To report an issue with a drain or gully, please visit our report a highways fault page.

If you have any queries or require any additional information please email: highways@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Capital maintenance programme

For more information on the workstreams covered please visit our capital maintenance programme page