Where is the northern section?
Improvements and planned maintenance will take place from Pagram Way, Cambridge (near Orchard Park) to St Ives Park & Ride.
For reference please view the Guided Busway network map (opens as PDF).
Programme of work
Installation of separation fencing
Following completion of works between Histon and Impington and Orchard Park, works will be carried out on the Orchard Park spur and from the Orchard Park junction south. Works will be carried out from Histon and Impington to St Ives from summer 2026.
Work started on Monday 1 December 2025 from Pagram Way, Cambridge (near Orchard Park) to the city bound Histon and Impington stop, south of New Road, Impington.
During the works, there is a full closure of the busway in place, but we have been able to keep access open to the maintenance track, the path alongside the busway, for pedestrians and cyclists.
- Route A buses were diverted from Histon along Cambridge Road and onto Histon Road into Cambridge city centre.
- Route B buses were diverted from Histon along Cambridge Road and via Orchard Park to rejoin the busway.
Please note:
- Routes A and B will serve the stop outside the Station Stores in Histon (Cambridge-bound).
- Route A will no longer serve Orchard Park and will instead serve the first stop on Histon Road (Blackhall Road).
- Passengers will now need to board Busway B at Orchard Park rather than route A and this will be from the opposite side of the road to take account of the temporary change in direction. i.e. Cambridge-bound stops will become Huntingdon-bound.
- Passengers for Route A will need to change at New Square, or alternatively, use the temporary stop on Histon Road.
- A section of the path which runs alongside the busway will be kept open to pedestrians and cyclists throughout the works. Cyclists may be required to dismount in places.
Histon fencing
Work to install perimeter fencing between the Hains factory and the St Audrey’s Road crossing point was completed in November 2025.
In August 2025, we announced a lower speed limit on the Guided Busway at Histon. Speed limit reduction enables potential risks we have identified with pedestrians crossing the Busway track to be further reduced. In advance of the new fencing being installed to separate the busway and the maintenance track along the whole length of the Guided Busway, undesignated informal crossing points have been closed with the need for this outlined to residents at public meetings in late 2025.
Histon new formal crossing point engagement
On 2 December 2025, our Highways and Transport Committee approved allocating £2million funding for new formal crossings, following the closure of several informal crossings on the Guided Busway.
In Histon and Impington, two informal crossing points used by the local community have been closed off as part of our measures to improve safety along the Guided Busway. We plan to install a single new formal crossing close to the Manor Park or Community Orchard informal crossing points.
We’d like to get your views on the location of a new crossing point in Histon to support our decision making through our short survey. The survey asks respondents how they use the Busway path and whether they would like a new formal crossing at Manor Park, Histon Orchard or elsewhere, as well as some contextual questions like whether they live in Histon and Impington.
We plan to design and deliver this alongside the proposed separation fencing, between the busway and the path alongside it later in 2026.
Our short survey opens on Thursday 15 January and closes on Thursday 5 February at 23.59. You can access the survey via the link below.
Upcoming events
We are committed to engaging with communities on the review of formal crossing points. Further details on engagement will be provided here.
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