Congestion charging plan for Cambridge

18 July 2007
 
Cambridgeshire County Council has unveiled plans to introduce a peak-period congestion charge in Cambridge, as part of its Transport Innovation Fund bid.

Following an 18-month study, the council this week announced a £500M package of transport improvements to be submitted to the Government in the autumn. In addition to congestion charging, the measures include ‘substantial improvements to public transport’, including bus lanes, express routes for park-and-ride buses, subsidised bus fares, and an extensive network of cycle paths.

The congestion charge would operate in Cambridge during the morning rush-hour, from Monday to Friday. Motorists would expect to pay a one-off charge of between £3 and £5. Cllr Shona Johnstone, leader of the council, told Surveyor that congestion charging was about ‘addressing a specific problem in a specific area – namely Cambridge – and not about a county road-charging scheme’. She insisted it would only be introduced in the wake of public transport improvements.

A firm decision to introduce congestion charging would depend on Whitehall’s response to the package, but Cllr Johnstone was confident of government approval. If funding is secured for the overall package, improvements for transport in other parts of the county, such as new bypasses and bus lanes, could also be funded from other sources.

Cllr Johnstone said: ‘The study found that the only way to keep Cambridge on the move now and in the future is through providing massive improvements in public transport, alongside some form of congestion charging.’ She said the council would begin a business case and continue to ‘engage’ with the public, before submitting the package to ministers in the autumn.

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