20mph schemes set to be rolled out across more Cambridgeshire roads

A new wave of 20mph speed limit projects has been officially approved by Cambridgeshire County Council as part of its ongoing commitment to improving road safety and promoting active travel.

During the Highways and Transport Committee meeting on Tuesday, 14 October, councillors signed off on a series of applications submitted by local communities, Parish Councils and Town Councils eager to introduce slower speed zones in their areas.

The council has allocated £160,000 for the 2025–26 financial year to fund these initiatives in full. Applications were assessed and scored by officers before being reviewed by a cross-party group of councillors ahead of the final decision.

Depending on the size and layout of each location, the approved areas will either receive a 20mph limit (which typically involves signage across a few streets) or a 20mph zone (covering a wider area with both signage and road markings).

A total of 95 applications were submitted from across the county, with 11 schemes successfully selected.

Locations selected for 20mph schemes include:

• South Cambridgeshire: Barrington, Comberton, Landbeach, Harston, Madingley, Milton and Newton (all village-wide).

• Huntingdonshire: Offord Cluny and Offord Darcy (village-wide) and Waresley (multiple roads).

• East Cambridgeshire: Wilburton (village-wide) and Sutton (multiple roads).

Next steps will include informal and statutory consultations with local communities to finalise the schemes. Applications that were not funded this round will remain on the priority list for future funding opportunities, with the next application round due to open in January 2026.

Construction work is expected to start in late summer 2026 and run through to spring 2027.

Cllr Alex Beckett, Chair of the Highways and Transport Committee at Cambridgeshire County Council, said:

“I’m pleased to see the continued high numbers of applications from across the county. Our funding for 20mph schemes empowers local communities to make their streets safer, while encouraging healthier, more active travel.

“We know that a reduction of just 1mph can cut fatal accidents by 2-3% – a pedestrian hit at 20mph has a 90% chance of survival compared with 50% at 30mph, and evidence shows casualty reductions of over 20% in areas with 20mph limits.

“I’m extremely proud of this programme, which supports the council’s ambition to make travel across the county safer and more environmentally sustainable.”

Full details of the meeting and the complete list of approved schemes are available on the Cambridgeshire County Council website. The session was also live streamed on YouTube for public viewing here.