The A10 will be closed from the Cambridge Research Park roundabout to the junction on Denny End Road in Waterbeach for three consecutive weekends in September to allow for a new pedestrian, cycle and equestrian bridge to be installed.
The new bridge over the A10, designed and delivered by Waterbeach master developer Urban&Civic, is a crucial part of the development’s active travel strategy. Connecting the new town to the recently upgraded Mere Way allowing for a direct, predominantly off-road route to Cambridge for cyclists and pedestrians, increasing connectivity for residents and the wider community.
An additional closure – from the Denny End Road junction to the Car Dyke Road junction – will take place at the same time to allow Cambridgeshire County Council to undertake essential works at the Denny End Road junction. Working together with the Council, these works to the A10 have been co-ordinated to minimise future closures and disruption on the road.
The work will take place on the weekends of 6/7, 13/14 and 20/21 September, with the road closed from 8pm on the Friday evening to 4am the following Monday morning. The A10 will be diverted via Newmarket on the A14, minimising disruption to surrounding villages particularly from large vehicles and HGVs. For local journeys all other roads will remain open.
These weekend closures will allow for 24-hour working, with the bridge itself being lifted into place during the first weekend closure and the remaining weekends used to finalise the works.
Paul Mumford, Project Director for Urban&Civic, said: ‘The new bridge is a significant piece of infrastructure for Waterbeach and will provide residents and the wider community with a direct, predominantly offroad active travel route to Cambridge. The bridge sits alongside a number of other travel initiatives in the area, including the future Park & Ride and busway planned by Greater Cambridge Partnership.
‘We have been working hard to minimise the impact on the A10 from the installation of the bridge and are sorry for the inconvenience this road closure and associated diversion causes for local residents and road users.
“We appreciate the community’s patience with this disruption to allow this exciting new piece of infrastructure to be installed.”
Karl Lomas, GRAHAM Project Manager said: ‘We understand that these road closures will impact local people travelling in the area and our team will be working 24/7 during these periods to complete the complex lifting installation of the 90-metre, 150 tonne steel bridge as efficiently and safely as possible. Once the structure has been installed the team will be undertaking tarmacking, path lighting and site wide finishing works.’
The bridge is due to open in early 2026.
The new bridge is a significant piece of infrastructure for Waterbeach and will provide residents and the wider community with a direct predominantly offroad active travel route to Cambridge. The bridge sits alongside a number of other travel initiatives in the area, including the future Park & Ride and busway planned by Greater Cambridge Partnership.
