Residents who live near the road are desperate for something to be done
Village residents have said something must be done to fix a “crazy” and “confusing” junction which has become a hotspot for accidents. Gayle Lindsay lives in Milton next to the A10, but drives through the village instead to avoid the junction with Humphries Way.
The 57-year-old said: “We don’t go out on the A10 because it’s accident prone – you get used to the noise, but they’re building a lot more houses at Waterbeach. Traffic is usually queuing through the village and at night it goes back through the roundabout – it needs upgrading. I leave work at four and they are queuing all the way up to the roundabout past five.”
She said when a crash happens all the traffic is redirected through Milton, causing the village to become congested. At one point, it felt to her there was an incident every weekend and she feels the junction needs to be replaced with traffic lights or a roundabout.
Roger Lennox said drivers on the A10 are supposed to give way to cars turning off Humphries Way, but he feels they rarely do. The 78-year-old said: “A lot of people there can’t drive properly – people coming out of here have the right of way to turn right. A roundabout would be better, or traffic lights.”
Lynley Oliver moved to Milton in June and said the junction is “crazy”. The 55-year-old said: “We came from London so traffic is not really a problem, but the junction out there is crazy – it needs lights or something.”
Paul Smith also said the junction “needs sorting” and it’s not clear who is allowed to turn. The 64-year-old said: “They’ve fixed this junction before but they didn’t seem to take into consideration anyone’s view.
“It’s very frustrating because in Cambridgeshire the roads aren’t great and some take a while to get fixed. I never know which way to go out of here to get to Tesco, if it’s best to go left or through the village – I usually choose to go through the village because of the junction.”
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire County Council said: “We’re aware of concerns relating to the junction of Humphries Way and the A10 near Waterbeach. Road safety is a key priority for the council and improvements to the junction are planned as part of the Waterbeach development proposals.
“Cambridgeshire County Council is currently working on plans to upgrade the junction with traffic signals to meet the requirements of the Section 106 agreement associated with the development. The scheme will be funded by the developer, Urban & Civic, and is currently expected to be delivered by early 2028.”
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