The following letter has been delivered by the County Council to residents who will be directly affected by the upcoming carriageway resurfacing.

“We will shortly be undertaking work to improve the road surface on the B1049 from the village green in Histon to New Road in Impington. The work will commence on the evening of Friday 17th October 2014 and is planned to last for approximately 4 weeks.

It is anticipated that there will be two weeks of carriageway resurfacing most of which will be undertaken using temporary traffic signals during off peak day time hours. There will however be road closures affecting the B1049 on Sunday October 19th and 26th.

As the work progresses along the B1049 it will be necessary to shut the junctions with the side roads in order to facilitate the work. The duration that each of the side roads is closed will be kept to the minimum. Diversion route signing will be provided when road closures are in place.

Following on from the resurfacing work there will be a further two week period where road markings and anti-skid surfacing will be laid and the detector loops for the traffic signals will be reinstalled in the carriageway.

We also intend to close the Station Road junction, adjacent to the Co-op on Sunday October 19th to facilitate resurfacing of the carriageway following on from the recent junction improvement scheme. As previously stated the B1049 will also be subject to a road closure on this day but the two roads will not be closed at the same time, the contractors will move from one road to the other.

Whilst we will endeavour to keep to our programme it is a fact that inclement weather can affect progress so it is possible that the work may extend beyond the four week period. We will strive to keep disruption to a minimum but would ask for your forbearance during the work.”

Histon & Impington Parish Council would like to encourage and support community groups to consider applying to the County Council’s annual Minor Highways Improvements scheme. This is an opportunity to suggest thought through schemes with up to £10, 000 funding (a 10% contribution is required).

The Parish Council is working on a short-list for its own submission, including various further improvements to the central area’s safety and ‘street-scene’; but is happy to advise, co-ordinate with and support another group developing a proposal.

Last year, with support, the new St Andew’s Centre (StAC) had their submission accepted and the scheme is nearing public consultation.

Details below:

“Cambridgeshire County Council is again giving local communities a chance to have a real voice in deciding on highways improvements in their area.

The Council is inviting communities to apply for funding which has been made available for the next financial year, and parish councils, community and residents groups and charities are all eligible to apply.

Successful projects will be those providing highway improvements that benefit the local community. For example, better signing and road markings, pedestrian improvements, parking controls or dropped kerbs.

Applicants can seek up to £10,000 as a County Council contribution to their scheme with an expectation that they will provide 10% or more of the overall cost. The County Council is also offering loan facilities for those who wish to spread their contribution over 2 or 3 years.

The scheme is part of the County Council’s move to help communities deliver projects that make a real difference in their local area but would not normally be funded elsewhere.

Cambridgeshire County Councillor Roger Hickford, Chairman of the Highways and Community Infrastructure Committee, said: “Local people are the real experts in knowing what they need in their area. This funding gives communities a real say on what they want and make sure it is delivered. We hope they grasp the opportunity for them to put forward ideas for improvements to the highway network that will benefit everyone in their area and to work in partnership with the county council – it’s localism in action.”

Applicants have until 12 September to submit details of their scheme and an application form is available online at: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/lhi

A list of recommendations in priority order will be made to the Highways and Community Infrastructure Committee in January with schemes expected to start in the new financial year 2015/16 – subject to budget approval.”