List of future transport developments in the East of England explained

A list of proposed, planned and under construction transport developments in the East of England region in a sortable table. Following the 2010 general election the new government's Comprehensive Spending Review, many unstarted projects have been reassessed for feasibility, with an eye to save money due to the late 2000s recession.[1] Some schemes have since been given a go ahead, or cut from plans, however many are still waiting till January 2011 to know what decisions have been reached on them.

SchemeModeCounty Status Primary sponsorEstimated construction start dateEstimated completion dateEstimated cost (£m)Note
Air Essex cancelled 2017 £2,500 [2]
Air Essex aspiration £7,600 - 13,900 [3]
Bus Central Bedfordshire approved Early 2010 2012 £84
Luton Town Centre Transport Scheme[4] Multi-modal Luton Pre-qualification pool Luton Borough Council Early 2010 [5] Late 2012 £26.8
Cambridge Gateway[6] Multi-modal Cambridgeshire approved[7] Dec 2010 2012 £3.14 [8] plus cost of Hills Road Bridge Cycle Lane[9]
Bus Cambridgeshire completed Cambridgeshire County Council March 2007 mid-2010 £116.2
Project Cambridge[10] Multi-modalCambridgeshirecancelledCambridgeshire County Council£25
A13 Passenger Transport Corridor[11] Multi-modal Essex cancelled Early 2010 Spring 2012 £7 [12]
Chelmer Valley Park and Ride[13] Bus Essex cancelled Essex County Council March 2010 By March 2011 £7.9
South Essex Rapid Transit[14] Bus Essex Pre-qualification pool Essex County Council 2011 Late 2012 £53
King's Lynn to South Lynn bus and cycle route[15] Multi-modal Norfolk cancelled June 2010 Sept 2010 £0.85
Cambridge Cycling Town routes[16] Cycle Cambridgeshire cancelled £3.6 [17]
Leagrave, new bridge under the main line railway[18] Cycle Luton reserve proposal Sustrans
Sawston to Abington cycleway[19] Cycle Cambridgeshire cancelled Cambridgeshire County Council Jan 2010 £0.35 - 0.4
St Neots (Southern) Foot and Cycle Bridge[20] Cycle Cambridgeshire cancelled Sustrans 2009/10 2010/11 £3.5
Wicken Fen Vision Spine Route (The Lodes Way)[21] Cycle Cambridgeshire under construction March 2010 2013 £2 [22] [23] [24]
Yaxley to Farcet Cycleway[25] Cycle Cambridgeshire cancelled Cambgridgeshire County Council
Brightlingsea to Alresford[26] Cycle Essex reserve proposal
West Horndon to Brentwood, the A127 barrier [27] Cycle Essex reserve proposal Sustrans
Cheshunt, crossing the A10 to reach the Lee Valley[28] Cycle Hertfordshire cancelled Sustrans £1.7
Royston railway crossing[29] Cycle Hertfordshire cancelled Sustrans £3.25 [30]
Norwich, connections to Whitlingham Country Park[31] Cycle Norfolk cancelled Sustrans £0.9
Watton and Griston Link[32] Cycle Norfolk cancelled Sustrans £0.25
Rail Bedford Cambridgeshire Central Bedfordshire Essex Hertfordshire Norfolk Suffolkaspiration East-West Rail Consortium £530 [33] [34] Rail link connecting the East of England to Southampton and Bristol via Oxford. Oxford-Bedford in place or funded, Bedford-Cambridge "promised".
Rail Greater London Hertfordshire Luton under construction Network Rail October 2007 2015 £5,500
Rail Cambridgeshire cancelled Cambridgeshire County Council March 2010 April 2011 £48.1 [35] [36]
Hitchin junction development[37] Rail Cambridgeshire underway Network Rail 2011 2014 £62.6
Springfield Railway Station, Chelmsford[38] Rail Essex cancelled Chelmsford Borough Council [39] 2015 earliest £45 +
Rail Cambridgeshire Essex cancelled Network Rail 2011 2012
Rail Cambridgeshire Essex cancelled Network Rail 2010 2011 involving platform extensions and a new platform at Cambridge
Rail Essex cancelled Network Rail 2011 2012
Rail Essex cancelled Network Rail 2011 2011 involving platform extensions
Rail Essex under construction 2009 2017 £15,900 Includes possible works to Brentwood and Shenfield stations
Rail Essex cancelled Network Rail 2011 2012
Rail Hertfordshire Pre-qualification pool 2014-17 £162
Felixstowe to Nuneaton freight capacity scheme[40] Rail Suffolk cancelled mid-2009 [41] 2014 £291 [42]
A1 Sandy/Beeston Bypass[43] Road Central Bedfordshire aspiration Highways Agency 2016 £67
Road Central Bedfordshire Milton Keynes under construction[44] Bedfordshire £28
M1 Junction 10A[45] Road Luton Luton Borough Council cancelled
Luton East Circular Road Road Luton Luton Borough Council aspiration [46]
Road Bedford Central BedfordshirecompleteHighways AgencyOctober 2008 late 2010 £33 [47]
A5120 Flitwick–Westoning Bypass[48] Road Central Bedfordshire aspiration Central Bedfordshire Council 2013/14 2015/16 £35
Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway[49] WaterwayCentral Bedfordshireaspiration2009 2015 £170Underbridge included in [completed] Bedford bypass construction programme., no works in progress.
Road Central Bedfordshire complete Highways Agency 2016/17 ?
Luton Northern Bypass[50] Road Luton cancelled Luton Borough Council before 2016 £95
Road Luton Central Bedfordshireunder constructionHighways Agency20092013£326 - 503
A142 Ely Southern Bypass[51] Road Cambridgeshire cancelled Cambridgeshire County Council 2009 2011 £15
Northstowe Access Link Roads Road Cambridgeshire cancelled Cambridgeshire County Council £30 [52]
Mill Road Accident Remedial Scheme[53] Road Cambridgeshire cancelled Cambridgeshire County Council
Road Essex under construction Dec 2009 2011 £25 [54]
Northern Approaches Road, (Colchester) Road Essex cancelled 2012 LTT 4 Dec 2009, page 17.
Road Essex cancelled Essex County Council Early 2010 Late 2012 £63
Road Essex withdrawn Highways Agency £500 [55]
Chelmer Viaduct Road Essex cancelled Chelmsford Borough Council 2011 £5 [56]
Army and Navy Junction Improvements Road Essex cancelled Chelmsford Borough Council 2016 £25-40
Road Essexcancelled Highways Agencybefore 2016[57]
A127 Basildon Enterprise Corridor[58] Road Essex cancelled Essex County Council May 2009 March 2011 £14.7
A414 from M11 Junction 7 to Southern Way, Harlow[59] Road Essex cancelled Essex County Council 2010 March 2011 £9.9
Road Essex cancelled Essex County Council 2014–2016 £229 - 262
Colchester Central Corridor (A133)[60] Road Essex cancelled Essex County Council
Road Essex aspiration
Roscommon Way Extension[61] Road Essex cancelled Essex County Council May 2010 Spring 2011 £12.1
Road Essex withdrawn Highways Agency £698
Road Essex suspended Highways Agency £131
Road Essex Hertfordshire approved Highways Agency 2012 2015/16
Road Essex Hertfordshire approved Highways Agency 2012 2015/16
Road Essex delayed Highways Agency 2014/2015
Road Hertfordshire cancelled Hertfordshire County Council £14.3 - 15.8
Road Hertfordshire Pre-qualification pool Hertfordshire County Council £17.7
Road Norfolk approved 2010 2013 £113 - 157
Road Norfolk cancelled Highways Agency
Road Norfolk cancelled Highways Agency 2011–2012 £37.5
A47 to A1067 Link Road[62] Road Norfolk aspiration Norfolk County Council
A140 Long Stratton Bypass[63] Road Norfolk aspiration Norfolk County Council
Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing[64] Road Norfolk cancelled Norfolk County Council 2013 2015 £80 - 180New bridge or tunnel
Road Norfolk Completed Norfolk County Council 2016 2018 £90.7 [65]
Road Suffolk cancelled
Road Suffolk cancelled Highways Agency 2012 Winter 2015/2016 £1,300
A12 Improvements at Farnham, Stratford, Glenham and Marlesford[66] Road Suffolk aspiration Suffolk County Council 2025[67]
B1115 Stowmarket Relief Road[68] Road Suffolk under construction Suffolk County Council June 2008 Spring 2010 £21 [69]
Road Suffolk aspiration Suffolk County Council £3.5
Rail Suffolk proposal Network Rail £0.5 - 4
Road Suffolk proposal Ipswich Borough Council 2018 £28
Road Suffolk proposal Ipswich Borough Council 2016 Earliest £90
Road Suffolk aspiration Ipswich Borough Council
Multi-modal Suffolk Suffolk County Council
North Lowestoft Access Project Road Suffolk aspiration Suffolk County council
Sea Norfolk under construction EastPort UK June 2007 £75 Container port with proposed ferry routes
Sea Suffolk under construction May 2008 2014 new container ship terminal
Sea Essex cancelled £300 new container ship terminal
Sea Essex Under construction 2008 2011 £1,500 New container port
Cambridgeshire TIF bid[70] Multi-modal Cambridgeshire cancelled Cambridgeshire County Council £500 [71]
King's Lynn South Transport Major Scheme[72] Multi-modal Norfolk proposal Norfolk County Council mid-2009 2011 £7
Ipswich - Transport Fit for the 21st Century[73] Multi-modal Suffolk Approved [74] Suffolk County Council 2012 2014 £25
Harlow First Avenue Multi-modal corridor[75] Multi-modal Essex cancelled Essex County Council April 2009 February 2010 £4.4

Notes and References

  1. Local Transport Today, Issue 546, page 3
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  5. Web site: Major Transport Schemes Update 24th July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007000835/http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/modgov/Published/C00000636/M00003133/AI00016473/$Item14MajorTransportSchemes.docA.ps.pdf . dead . 2011-10-07 . 2009-10-05.
  6. Web site: Cambridge Gateway. Cambridgeshire County Council. 2009-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609184948/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/projects/cambridge/cambridgegateway.htm. 9 June 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Local Transport Today, issue 557, page 9
  8. Web site: Cambridge Gateway. Cambridgeshire County Council. 2009-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609185542/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/5E72A4BD-27FE-4097-9F3E-EFD13F1EE33A/0/CambridgeGatewayandHillsRoadSafetySchemeBriefingNote_final.pdf. 9 June 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  9. http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/projects/cambridge/cambridgegateway/Funding.htm Cambridgeshire County Council
  10. Web site: Cambs trials hybrid cycle lane as city plans £25m street makeover.
  11. Web site: Basildon to Hadleigh (A13) Passenger Transport Improvement. Essex County Council. 2009-08-14.
  12. Web site: A13 London Road Passenger Transport Improvements. Southend Borough Council. 2009-10-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20070720023504/http://www.southend.gov.uk/content.asp?section=511. 20 July 2007. dead. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Chelmer Valley Park and Ride . Essex County Council. 2009-08-14.
  14. Web site: SERT (South Essex Rapid Transit). www.sert.org.uk/. 2009-08-14.
  15. Web site: King's Lynn to South Lynn bus and cycle route. Norfolk County Council. 2009-08-10. 2009-08-13.
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  17. Web site: Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Cambridge Cycling town minutes. Cambridgeshire County Council. 2009-09-29. 2009-10-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717010440/http://www2.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/db/council2.nsf/56c554cd6789777480256a0700481db5/56f8a4c5ee9616128025763900518a8f?OpenDocument. 17 July 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: Leagrave, new bridge under the main line railway. Sustrans. 2009-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20071019173206/http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/schemes/project_detail.php?id=24. 19 October 2007. dead. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: Sawston to Abington cycleway . . 2009-08-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090916125636/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/projects/south/sawstontoabingtoncycleway.htm . 16 September 2009 .
  20. Web site: St Neots (Southern) Foot and Cycle Bridge . . 2009-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090411131552/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/projects/huntingdonshire/st_neots_foot_cycle_bridge.htm . 11 April 2009 .
  21. Web site: Cambridge, Wicken Fen. Sustrans. 2009-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20071019174055/http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/schemes/project_detail.php?id=44. 19 October 2007. dead. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: Cambridge to Wicken Fen walking and cycling network - now a step closer. National Trust. 2009-01-29. 2010-03-08.
  23. Web site: Reach Lode Bridge makes its debut in the Fens. Where can we walk. 2010-06-09. 2011-12-30.
  24. Web site: The Lodes Way. National Trust. 2011-12-30. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120113112200/http://www.wicken.org.uk/vision_lodesway.htm. 13 January 2012. dmy-all.
  25. Web site: Yaxley to Farcet Cycleway. Cambridgeshire County Council. 2009-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20090901085247/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/projects/huntingdonshire/Yaxley/. 1 September 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  26. Web site: Brightlingsea to Alresford . . 2009-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071019172911/http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/schemes/project_detail.php?id=108 . 19 October 2007 .
  27. Web site: West Horndon to Brentwood, the A127 barrier. Sustrans. 2009-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20071019082711/http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/schemes/project_detail.php?id=107. 19 October 2007. dead. dmy-all.
  28. Web site: Cheshunt, crossing the A10 to reach the Lee Valley . . 2009-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071019141420/http://www.sustransconnect2.org.uk/schemes/project_detail.php?id=83 . 19 October 2007 .
  29. Web site: Royston railway crossing. Sustrans. 2009-07-07.
  30. Web site: Highways and Transport Panel Royston Railway Crossing . . 2009-10-07 .
  31. Web site: Norwich, connections to Whitlingham Country Park. Sustrans. 2009-07-07.
  32. Web site: Watton and Griston Link. Sustrans. 2009-07-07.
  33. News: East West rail link views sought. BBC. 2009-10-07. 2009-03-09.
  34. Web site: MK rail link plan on track. Oxford Times. 2009-10-07.
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  36. Web site: Cambridgeshire Local Transport Plan '06-'11. Cambridgeshire County Council. 2009-10-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609185550/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DB02C969-E793-4D62-B421-EE3B6637E252/0/LTP06Main.pdf. 9 June 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  37. Web site: Hitchin . Network Rail. 2009-08-13.
  38. Web site: New station set to arrive in 2015. Total Essex. 2009-09-10. 2009-10-12. https://archive.today/20120912052349/http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/chelmsford/CHELMSFORD-New-station-set-arrive-2015/article-1327830-detail/article.html. 12 September 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  39. Web site: CM15 Document. 2009-10-14.
  40. Web site: Enhancements programme: statement of scope, outputs and milestones. Network Rail. 2009-03-31. 2009-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20090902143019/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/StrategicBusinessPlan/Delivery%20Plan/2009/Enhancements.pdf. 2 September 2009. dead.
  41. Web site: Rail Freight Gauge Enhancements. 2009-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20090902183017/http://www.advantagewm.co.uk/Images/Rail%20Freight%20Gauge%20Enhancements_tcm9-20453.pdf. 2 September 2009. dead. dmy-all.
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  43. Web site: Proposed Route of the A1 Sandy/Beeston Bypass. Highways Agency. 2009-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20091003231158/http://www.highways.gov.uk/foiresponses/FOIresponses/22072.aspx. 3 October 2009. dead.
  44. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-43500154 Milton Keynes A421: £28m road upgrade announced
  45. Web site: M1 Junction 10A . Luton Borough Council . 2009-10-13 .
  46. Web site: Luton and South Bedfordshire Core Strategy Issues and Options . 2009-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100827101107/http://www.shapeyourfuture.org.uk/documents/Issue3Transportpage2to4.pdf . 27 August 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  47. Web site: Bedfordshire Local Transport Plan 2006/07 - 2010/11 . Bedfordshire County Council . 2006-03-31 . 2009-10-07.
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  49. Web site: Work to start on MK waterway link.
  50. Web site: Luton Northern Bypass. Luton Borough Council. 2009-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20090223102919/http://www.luton.gov.uk/internet/Transport_and_streets/Current%20Schemes/Luton%20Northern%20Bypass. 23 February 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  51. Web site: Cambridgeshire Local Transport Plan 2006-11 - Part 3: LTP Programme . . 2009-07-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220021651/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/8932742C-FF85-4CE5-B08D-2430C3E3D988/0/LTP06P3.pdf . 20 February 2012 . dmy-all.
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  53. Web site: Mill Road Accident Remedial Scheme . . 2009-07-01.
  54. Web site: Fresh blow over link road to A12. 2008-04-01. 2009-10-12.
  55. Web site: The big A120 dilemma. Daily Gazette. 2009-07-01.
  56. Web site: Chelmsford Growth Fun . 2009-06-09 . 2009-10-21.
  57. Web site: downturn delays A120 upgrade consultation. Daily Gazette. 2009-08-14. 2009-10-12.
  58. Web site: A127 Basildon Enterprise Corridor. Essex County Council. 2009-08-14.
  59. Web site: A414 from M11 Junction 7 to Southern Way, Harlow. Essex County Council. 2009-08-14.
  60. Web site: Colchester Central Corridor. Essex County Council. 2009-08-14.
  61. Web site: Roscommon Way Extension. Essex County Council. 2009-08-14.
  62. Web site: A47 to A1067 Link Road . . 2009-06-29.
  63. Web site: A New Bypass for Long Stratton . . 2009-07-01.
  64. Web site: Third crossing in Yarmouth. The Beach. 2009-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20090718145539/http://www.thebeach.co.uk/news/info.php?refnum=2602. 18 July 2009. dead. dmy-all.
  65. Web site: First step for £90.7 million road scheme in Norfolk. NDS Enquiries. 2010-01-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111103170944/http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/Content/Detail.aspx?ClientId=202&NewsAreaId=2&ReleaseID=409663&SubjectId=36. 3 November 2011. dmy-all.
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  67. Web site: A1065 Brandon and A12 Four Villages Study. 2009-10-12.
  68. Web site: B1115 Stowmarket Relief Road . . 2009-06-29.
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  70. Web site: Tackling congestion in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire County Council. 2009-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20090927183938/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/strategies/tacklingcongestion. 27 September 2009. dead. dmy-all.
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  72. Web site: Community Infrastructure Fund CIF 2 - King's Lynn South Transport Major Scheme. Norfolk County Council. 2009-08-13.
  73. Web site: Ipswich - Transport Fit for the 21st Century . . 2009-07-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090109170334/http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/TransportAndStreets/Policies/IpswichTransportFitForThe21stCentury.htm . 9 January 2009 .
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  75. Web site: Harlow First Avenue Multi-modal corridor phase 2. Essex County Council. November 2008. 2009-10-07.

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