List of future transport developments in the East of England


A list of proposed, planned and under construction transport developments in the East of England region in a sortable table. Following the 2010 general election the new government's Comprehensive Spending Review, many unstarted projects have been reassessed for feasibility, with an eye to save money due to the late 2000s recession. Some schemes have since been given a go ahead, or cut from plans, however many are still waiting till January 2011 to know what decisions have been reached on them.
SchemeModeCountyStatusPrimary sponsorEstimated construction start dateEstimated completion dateEstimated cost Note
London Stansted Airport expansionAirEssexcancelledBAA Limited2017£2,500
Thames estuary airportAirEssexaspirationGreater London Authority£7,600 - 13,900
Luton to Dunstable BuswayBusCentral BedfordshireapprovedLuton Borough CouncilEarly 20102012£84
Luton Town Centre Transport SchemeMulti-modalLutonPre-qualification poolLuton Borough CouncilEarly 2010Late 2012£26.8
Cambridge GatewayMulti-modalCambridgeshireapprovedCambridgeshire County CouncilDec 20102012£3.14plus cost of Hills Road Bridge Cycle Lane
Cambridgeshire Guided BuswayBusCambridgeshirecompletedCambridgeshire County CouncilMarch 2007mid-2010£116.2
Project CambridgeMulti-modalCambridgeshirecancelledCambridgeshire County Council£25
A13 Passenger Transport CorridorMulti-modalEssexcancelledEssex County CouncilEarly 2010Spring 2012£7
Chelmer Valley Park and RideBusEssexcancelledEssex County CouncilMarch 2010By March 2011£7.9
South Essex Rapid TransitBusEssexPre-qualification poolEssex County Council2011Late 2012£53
King's Lynn to South Lynn bus and cycle routeMulti-modalNorfolkcancelledNorfolk County CouncilJune 2010Sept 2010£0.85
Cambridge Cycling Town routesCycleCambridgeshirecancelledCambridgeshire County Council£3.6
Leagrave, new bridge under the main line railwayCycleLutonreserve proposalSustrans
Sawston to Abington cyclewayCycleCambridgeshirecancelledCambridgeshire County CouncilJan 2010£0.35 - 0.4
St Neots Foot and Cycle BridgeCycleCambridgeshirecancelledSustrans2009/102010/11£3.5
Wicken Fen Vision Spine Route CycleCambridgeshireunder constructionSustrans National TrustMarch 20102013£2
Yaxley to Farcet CyclewayCycleCambridgeshirecancelledCambgridgeshire County Council
Brightlingsea to AlresfordCycleEssexreserve proposalSustrans
West Horndon to Brentwood, the A127 barrierCycleEssexreserve proposalSustrans
Cheshunt, crossing the A10 to reach the Lee ValleyCycleHertfordshirecancelledSustrans£1.7
Royston railway crossingCycleHertfordshirecancelledSustrans£3.25
Norwich, connections to Whitlingham Country ParkCycleNorfolkcancelledSustrans£0.9
Watton and Griston LinkCycleNorfolkcancelledSustrans£0.25
East West RailRailBedford Cambridgeshire Central Bedfordshire Essex Hertfordshire Norfolk SuffolkaspirationEast-West Rail Consortium£530Rail link connecting the East of England to Southampton and Bristol via Oxford. Oxford-Bedford in place or funded, Bedford-Cambridge "promised".
Thameslink ProgrammeRailGreater London Hertfordshire Lutonunder constructionNetwork RailOctober 20072015£5,500
Chesterton InterchangeRailCambridgeshirecancelledCambridgeshire County CouncilMarch 2010April 2011£48.1
Hitchin junction developmentRailCambridgeshireunderwayNetwork Rail20112014£62.6
Springfield Railway Station, ChelmsfordRailEssexcancelledChelmsford Borough Council2015 earliest£45 +
Route 5 – Power supply enhancementsRailCambridgeshire EssexcancelledNetwork Rail20112012
West Anglia outer 12-coach trainsRailCambridgeshire EssexcancelledNetwork Rail20102011involving platform extensions and a new platform at Cambridge
Route 6 – Power supply enhancementsRailEssexcancelledNetwork Rail20112012
12-car capability on the Tilbury Loop and Ockendon BranchRailEssexcancelledNetwork Rail20112011involving platform extensions
CrossrailRailEssexunder constructionTransport for London, Department for Transport20092017£15,900Includes possible works to Brentwood and Shenfield stations
Route 7 – Power supply enhancementsRailEssexcancelledNetwork Rail20112012
Croxley Rail LinkRailHertfordshirePre-qualification poolHertfordshire County Council2014-17£162
Felixstowe to Nuneaton freight capacity schemeRailSuffolkcancelledNetwork Railmid-20092014£291
A1 Sandy/Beeston BypassRoadCentral BedfordshireaspirationHighways Agency2016£67
A421 Improvements RoadCentral Bedfordshire Milton Keynesunder constructionBedfordshire£28
M1 Junction 10ARoadLutonLuton Borough Councilcancelled
Luton East Circular RoadRoadLutonLuton Borough Councilaspiration
A421 Bedford to M1 Junction 13RoadBedford Central BedfordshirecompleteHighways AgencyOctober 2008late 2010£33
A5120 Flitwick–Westoning BypassRoadCentral BedfordshireaspirationCentral Bedfordshire Council2013/142015/16£35
Bedford & Milton Keynes WaterwayWaterwayCentral BedfordshireaspirationBritish Waterways20092015£170Underbridge included in Bedford bypass construction programme., no works in progress.
Dunstable Northern Bypass RoadCentral BedfordshirecompleteHighways Agency2016/17?
Luton Northern BypassRoadLutoncancelledLuton Borough Councilbefore 2016£95
M1 Hard shoulder running RoadLuton Central Bedfordshireunder constructionHighways Agency20092013£326 - 503
A142 Ely Southern BypassRoadCambridgeshirecancelledCambridgeshire County Council20092011£15
Northstowe Access Link RoadsRoadCambridgeshirecancelledCambridgeshire County Council£30
Mill Road Accident Remedial SchemeRoadCambridgeshirecancelledCambridgeshire County Council
A12 New Junction at Cuckoo Farm, ColchesterRoadEssexunder constructionColchester Borough CouncilDec 20092011£25
Northern Approaches Road, RoadEssexcancelledColchester Borough Council2012LTT 4 Dec 2009, page 17.
A13/A130 Sadlers Farm JunctionRoadEssexcancelledEssex County CouncilEarly 2010Late 2012£63
A120 Braintree to Marks TeyRoadEssexwithdrawnHighways Agency£500
Chelmer ViaductRoadEssexcancelledChelmsford Borough Council2011£5
Army and Navy Junction ImprovementsRoadEssexcancelledChelmsford Borough Council2016£25-40
A120 Hare Green to HarwichRoadEssexcancelledHighways Agencybefore 2016
A127 Basildon Enterprise CorridorRoadEssexcancelledEssex County CouncilMay 2009March 2011£14.7
A414 from M11 Junction 7 to Southern Way, HarlowRoadEssexcancelledEssex County Council2010March 2011£9.9
Chelmsford North East BypassRoadEssexcancelledEssex County Council2014–2016£229 - 262
Colchester Central Corridor RoadEssexcancelledEssex County Council
Lower Thames CrossingRoadEssexaspirationDepartment for Transport
Roscommon Way ExtensionRoadEssexcancelledEssex County CouncilMay 2010Spring 2011£12.1
M11 Junctions 6 to 8 ImprovementsRoadEssexwithdrawnHighways Agency£698
M11 and A120 Stansted Generation 2 Airport AccessRoadEssexsuspendedHighways Agency£131
M25 Jct 23 to 27 WideningRoadEssex HertfordshireapprovedHighways Agency20122015/16
M25 Jct 5 to 6/7 WideningRoadEssex HertfordshireapprovedHighways Agency20122015/16
M25 Junction 30 ImprovementRoadEssexdelayedHighways Agency2014/2015
A602 Corridor ImprovementsRoadHertfordshirecancelledHertfordshire County Council£14.3 - 15.8
Watford Junction Station Area ImprovementsRoadHertfordshirePre-qualification poolHertfordshire County Council£17.7
A11 Fiveways to Thetford Improvement SchemeRoadNorfolkapprovedHighways Agency20102013£113 - 157
A47 Acle StraightRoadNorfolkcancelledHighways Agency
A47 Blofield to North Burlingham DuallingRoadNorfolkcancelledHighways Agency2011–2012£37.5
A47 to A1067 Link RoadRoadNorfolkaspirationNorfolk County Council
A140 Long Stratton BypassRoadNorfolkaspirationNorfolk County Council
Great Yarmouth Third River CrossingRoadNorfolkcancelledNorfolk County Council20132015£80 - 180New bridge or tunnel
Norwich Northern Distributor RoadRoadNorfolkCompletedNorfolk County Council20162018£90.7
A14 Copdock interchange RoadSuffolkcancelledSuffolk County Council
A14 Ellington to Fen DittonRoadSuffolkcancelledHighways Agency2012Winter 2015/2016£1,300
A12 Improvements at Farnham, Stratford, Glenham and MarlesfordRoadSuffolkaspirationSuffolk County Council2025
B1115 Stowmarket Relief RoadRoadSuffolkunder constructionSuffolk County CouncilJune 2008Spring 2010£21
Beccles Southern Link RoadRoadSuffolkaspirationSuffolk County Council£3.5
Beccles loopRailSuffolkproposalNetwork Rail£0.5 - 4
Ipswich Wet Dock CrossingRoadSuffolkproposalIpswich Borough Council2018£28
Ipswich Northern BypassRoadSuffolkproposalIpswich Borough Council2016 Earliest£90
East Bank Link RoadRoadSuffolkaspirationIpswich Borough Council
Duke Street Junction ImprovementsMulti-modalSuffolkSuffolk County Council-
North Lowestoft Access ProjectRoadSuffolkaspirationSuffolk County council
Great Yarmouth Outer HarbourSeaNorfolkunder constructionEastPort UKJune 2007£75Container port with proposed ferry routes
Felixstowe SouthSeaSuffolkunder constructionPort of FelixstoweMay 20082014new container ship terminal
Bathside BaySeaEssexcancelledHarwich International Port£300new container ship terminal
London GatewaySeaEssexUnder constructionDP World20082011£1,500New container port
Cambridgeshire TIF bidMulti-modalCambridgeshirecancelledCambridgeshire County Council£500
King's Lynn South Transport Major SchemeMulti-modalNorfolkproposalNorfolk County Councilmid-20092011£7
Ipswich - Transport Fit for the 21st CenturyMulti-modalSuffolkApprovedSuffolk County Council20122014£25
Harlow First Avenue Multi-modal corridorMulti-modalEssexcancelledEssex County CouncilApril 2009February 2010£4.4