Motorists to face year and a half of reduced speed limits on key routes

The speed limits will be in place on sections of a motorway and dual carriageway in Cambridgeshire

Motorists will face reduced speed limits on a major motorway and dual carriageway in Cambridgeshire for more than a year. Reduced speed limits of 40mph and 50mph will be in ofrce on different sections of the M11 and A14 whilst reconstruction works are carried out.

Daily speed limits have already been put in place at different points of the A14 and M11 whilst safety works to the central barrier are taking place. Repairs to the embankment are due to begin soon with the work expected to be carried out from July 2026 until the end of 2027, according to National Highways.

Roadworks near the Girton Interchange will mean lower speed limits are applied to the A14 westbound, the M11 southbound, and the road connecting the two at Junction 14. This means that up until the end of 2027, restrictions on the southbound will be in place.

The 40mph section on the A14 westbound begins at about 400 metres east of the Girton Road Overbridge and lasts for around 800 metres, according to a traffic order. The M11 and A14 southbound carriageways will be restricted to 40mph.

The A14 westbound 50mph speed limit starts further east of the Girton Road Overbridge and stretches for about 800 metres. A traffic order notice, for the embankment reconstruction works, said that a 50mph speed limit will be in place on the “southbound carriageway of the M11 from a point 1115 metres north of Girton Interchange Underbridge, for a distance of 700m”.

A National Highways spokesperson said: “We will be carrying out repairs to the embankment along a small section of the southbound M11 around junction 14 to keep it safe.

“The work will be carried out using narrow lanes and reduced speed limits to minimise disruption from July 2026, and we expect this to be completed by the end of 2027.”

According to an order notice, the road that links the A14 westbound to the M11 southbound at Junction 14 will be closed overnight between the hours of 8pm and 6am or for some consecutive 24-hour periods.

Traffic would be diverted via the A14 westbound carriageway to Junction 25 at Bar Hill and return via the A14 eastbound carriageway to join the M11 at Junction 14 and continue their journey. The speed limits and closure will be clearly indicated by traffic signs.