Public consultation now open
We are seeking your views on an updated package of A141 and St Ives Improvements Scheme proposals. To access the consultation and complete the survey, please visit A141 and St Ives Improvement Consultation (opens yourvoice.cambridgeshire.gov.uk).
Consultation helpful information
The public consultation on the next phase of proposals is open from midday on Wednesday 8 October and closes at midnight on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
Below you will find details of the consultation and how you can get involved to give your views on the A141 and St Ives Travel Network Improvements - Updated Package.
Supporting documents include a brochure, frequently asked questions, and easy read versions of the scheme consultation and survey.
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Scheme overview
The A141 and St Ives Improvements Study is a project to look at improving travel along the A141 corridor and around St Ives and Huntingdon. The purpose of the scheme is to improve the way people can get about and support sustainable growth locally.
We are inviting feedback and want to hear from you. This is your chance to have a say on the proposals. Please take part and help us finalise solutions to reduce road congestion, encourage safer, greener, and healthier ways of getting around and create a travel network to support sustainable growth in Huntingdonshire.
Why is the scheme important?
The A141 is the main road between the Fens and Huntingdon. It is a critical part of the Huntingdonshire transport network and a vital gateway into and out of the district.
The A141 creates easy connections to:
- the A14, A1, A1123, B1090, A1096 and A1307 roads
- Fenland towns and villages
- St Ives
- Earith
- local quarries
- RAF Wyton
- the UK’s main travel corridors
- other areas of future local development.
What are the current challenges?
The A141 is already operating significantly over capacity and the local area suffers from:
- traffic jams and unreliable journey times
- road safety issues
- poor noise and air quality conditions
- rat-running on minor roads and nearby villages
- not enough safe, off-road cycle and walking options
- not enough good public transport.
This results in it being a poor-quality environment for all road users.
Furthermore, between 2019 and 2036, it is anticipated 20,100 new homes and 14,400 additional jobs will be delivered in Huntingdonshire. To support this ambition and further growth beyond, we need solutions that accommodate future road demand as well as growth on the network for all modes of transport.
What are the scheme objectives?
- Address congestion issues and delay in the area
- Reduce journey times, improve reliability, and relieve local routes
- Improve sustainable travel alternatives, including improvements to both active travel and public transport
- Enable growth and development by ensuring sufficient transport capacity exists
- Manage air quality and noise.
Who is responsible for delivering the transport scheme?
Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) is responsible for delivering the scheme, supported by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority as project sponsor.
Have the A141 and the St Ives transport schemes been merged and, if so, why?
In November 2021, after considering the consultation reports for the two separate schemes, the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough decided to merge them into one joint scheme. This was because:
- The A141 corridor and St Ives network are interlinked
- Traffic conditions on either network can influence the volume and flow of traffic travelling through the neighbouring network
- The study areas are close to each other
- The study areas face similar challenges
Have your say
To access the public consultation and complete the survey, please visit A141 and St Ives Improvement Consultation (opens yourvoice.cambridgeshire.gov.uk).
It is open from midday on Wednesday 8 October 2025 and closes at midnight on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
Join one of our events, either online or in person.
Online webinar
- Thursday 6 November 2025. 6pm to 7pm. Sign up here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
In person events
- Wednesday 22 October 2025. 11am to 3pm. Huntingdon Town Hall, 53 High Street, Huntingdon, PE29 3AQ
- Thursday 23 October 2025. 2pm to 7pm. St Ives Corn Exchange, The Pavement, The Old Riverport, St Ives, PE27 5AD
- Saturday 8 November 2025. 9am to 12.30pm. The Coneygear Centre, Buttsgrove Way, Huntingdon, PE29 1PE
- Thursday 13 November 2025. 2pm to 7pm. Burgess Hall, One Leisure, Westwood Road, St Ives, PE27 6WU
Exhibition
Throughout the consultation, you can visit our unstaffed exhibition at New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4YE, between the hours of 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Email or write
You can email TalkA141@cambridgeshire.gov.uk with your questions and feedback. Or write to us at Cambridgeshire County Council, ALC2604, PO Box 761, Huntingdon PE29 9QR.
Previous consultation
During October and November 2024, we consulted on our proposed A141 and St Ives Travel Network Improvements Package. It was the first public consultation since the merger of the two separate studies for St Ives and Huntingdon in 2021. It provided us with an opportunity to get your feedback on our proposed package of solutions.
We met you at three public drop‑in events in Huntingdon and St Ives and via two online webinars. Thank you to all those who completed the survey or attended one of our events and for giving us your honest feedback.
Following the public consultation in 2024, a consultation report was prepared to capture all the feedback received and, together with further technical work, A141 and the St Ives Travel Network Improvements - Updated Package was developed. This is what we are consulting on now.
