Another motorist has driven onto the busway, this time at Cambridge Station. Information about is incident is tacked onto a longer story about the pedestrian hit by a bus near Histon a few days ago.
See Cambridge News here.
The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway linking St Ives, Cambridge and Trumpington opened on 7 August 2011. This blog is now closed to new posts and comments. It was set up for people who travelled the busway, either as bus passengers, or users of the cycle/footpath such as pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders. The blog remains visible as a historic record. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the blog over the past decade.
Friday 28 December 2012
Saturday 22 December 2012
Accident on busway at Histon
There has been an accident on the busway near St Audrey's Close, Histon. A man was struck by a passing bus and is badly injured. This is the place where a footpath crosses the busway, and there are poor sight-lines if approaching from the Histon side of the busway. There is a speed limit of 40mph for eastbound buses here.
See report in Cambridge News here.
More about this accident here.
See report in Cambridge News here.
More about this accident here.
Friday 21 December 2012
Flooding - 21 December
The busway cycle track is again flooded between St Ives and Fen Drayton Reserve, so I'd advise people to divert via Fenstanton until further notice. The track is still OK between Fen Drayton Reserve and Swavesey.
Tuesday 18 December 2012
Busway services over the festive season
If you want to know what bus services are running on the busway during the festive season click here.
Sunday 16 December 2012
Busway cycle track open again
Cyclists will be pleased to know that the water level has now gone down and it is again possible to cycle between St Ives and Swavesey without getting your wheels or feet wet.
Monday 10 December 2012
Latest update on flooded cycle track
Yesterday (Sunday) there was still a 300-metre stretch of the cycle track under water near Swavesey. This was the last section to fill with water when there recent floods arrives, and it is the last to drain away. From the bus I coudln't see how deep it was.
There was a shorter section still partly under water, passable on horseback, and I'm sure by bike also.
There was a shorter section still partly under water, passable on horseback, and I'm sure by bike also.
Wednesday 5 December 2012
Earith flooding
As users of the busway, and readers of this blog, will be aware, the recent flooding of the main road through Earith caused huge traffic queues in St Ives which affected the punctuality of busway services. This is a regular feature of life in this area unfortunately, and happens once or twice a year whenever the River Ouse is in flood.
Today's Hunts Post ( 5 December, page 7) prints several letters urging the County Council to build a causeway or bridge at Earith that will ensure the road is never under water.
On page 9 of the Hunts Post (5 December) is an article outlining previous attempts to build a causeway at Earith. It seems they were rejected for reasons such as - the floods were only 2-5 days a year, or a causeway would impede water flowing out into the Ouse washes.
Today's Hunts Post ( 5 December, page 7) prints several letters urging the County Council to build a causeway or bridge at Earith that will ensure the road is never under water.
On page 9 of the Hunts Post (5 December) is an article outlining previous attempts to build a causeway at Earith. It seems they were rejected for reasons such as - the floods were only 2-5 days a year, or a causeway would impede water flowing out into the Ouse washes.
Tuesday 4 December 2012
Lights on busway cycle track
Thanks to George Alexander for alerting me to a news item on the Cambridgeshire County Council website here.
It's a proposal to spend £95,000 on providing solar powered lights for the busway cycle track - between Orchard Park and St Ives. Very handy, I'm sure. But how will the lights cope with being under water for 4 weeks a year?
The money is coming from the Cambridgeshire Sustainable Transport Fund, which is about 'Getting Cambridgeshire to Work'. The government has awarded £5m to be spent over the next 3 years.
If they are trying to get people to work, then, in my opinion, it would be better spending the money on raising the level of the track so that it doesn't get flooded every time the River Ouse bursts its banks.
Very brief piece about this in the is weeks Hunts Post (5 December, page 5) where it is hailed as 'fantastic news' by Councillor Ian Bates.
More information on Cambridge News website here.
It's a proposal to spend £95,000 on providing solar powered lights for the busway cycle track - between Orchard Park and St Ives. Very handy, I'm sure. But how will the lights cope with being under water for 4 weeks a year?
The money is coming from the Cambridgeshire Sustainable Transport Fund, which is about 'Getting Cambridgeshire to Work'. The government has awarded £5m to be spent over the next 3 years.
If they are trying to get people to work, then, in my opinion, it would be better spending the money on raising the level of the track so that it doesn't get flooded every time the River Ouse bursts its banks.
Very brief piece about this in the is weeks Hunts Post (5 December, page 5) where it is hailed as 'fantastic news' by Councillor Ian Bates.
More information on Cambridge News website here.
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