The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has completed the roll out of the trial schemes, known as Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders (ETROs), to encourage people help maintain social distancing while walking or cycling during the recovery from Covid-19.
These trial schemes - developed with Cambridgeshire County Council – were installed quickly to support people during the pandemic and allow people the tell GCP what they think before decisions about which, if any, to make permanent.
In some locations concrete barriers were used as these were the only measures available at short notice. These will be replaced with timber planters as soon as possible. Sensors are also being installed at the site at each scheme to monitor the effectiveness of these experimental measures.
The full list of the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s schemes and when the sensors will be in operation is below:
Experimental Scheme | Sensor locations | Duration |
|---|---|---|
Carlyle Road closure | · Carlyle Road (south and north of closure point) · Alpha Road (south of East Hertford Street) · Hertford Street (south of East Hertford Street) · St. Luke’s Street · Searle Street
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14th to 25th September |
Luard Road | · Luard Road (east of Luard Close) · Sedley Taylor Road
| |
Newtown area (phase 1) Bateman Street, Coronation Street and Pemberton Terrace closures) | · Bateman Street · Norwich Street · Coronation Street · Union Road · Panton Street · St. Eligius Street · Brookside |
2nd to 23rd October |
Newtown area (phase 2) Additional closures in Panton Street with the one-way flow reversed in Norwich Street to be implemented in the week beginning 26th October | · Bateman Street · Norwich Street · Coronation Street · Union Road · Panton Street
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23rd November to 20th December |
Storey’s Way | · Storey’s Way (either side of the closure)
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2nd to 15th November |
Silver Street | · Trumpington Street · Silver Street (east of bus gate) · Fen Causeway
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The trial period can last for a maximum of 18 months before decisions need to be made on whether to keep the changes. A period of public consultation on the schemes will be held later this year but people can also share their feedback now by emailing contactus@greatercambridge.org.uk.
The full details of each scheme are available on the project page on the GCP website here.