A428 Crossings

This road was a busy road with traffic sometimes queueing up to 5 miles from Cambridge, the situation has eased with the construction of the Caxton Gibbet to Madingley by-pass. It was a very risky road for cyclists. It was improved, first by the construction of the Coton to Hardwick dual use path and later by the construction of the dual carriageway which left the old road to local traffic. With the developement of Cambourne there was a steady increase in the number of cyclists commuting to Cambridge. It is now a reasonably quiet road.

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Home Late News (stop press) Peter Hunt Runslist This Month Runslist Next Month New Members info Catering Pages Lighting Times Members pages Members Adverts Cambridge Routes Right to Ride Road info. Equipment info. Website Links	A428 Crossings Eaton Socon to Girton By Peter Rowell This road was a busy road with traffic sometimes queueing up to 5 miles from Cambridge, the situation has eased with the construction of the Caxton Gibbet to Madingley by-pass. It was a very risky road for cyclists. It was improved, first by the construction of the Coton to Hardwick dual use path and later by the construction of the dual carriageway which left the old road to local traffic. With the developement of Cambourne there was a steady increase in the number of cyclists commuting to Cambridge. It is now a reasonably quiet road.

Crossings	Details
Lt Barford/Eynesbury (B4103)	Crossing by roundabout, care needed
Abbotsley/Eynesbury (B1046)	"B" road over A428 bridge
Croxton/Toseland	Minor road staggered at grade crossing
Eltisley/Papworth (B1040)	Very staggered crossing, involves riding 1/2 Km on the A428
Caxton/Papworth (A1198)	Crossing by roundabout, care needed. Dual carriageway starts here.
Cambourne/Elsworth or Knapwell	2 roundabouts with bridge over A428, cyclepath with pelican crossings. On the north side the road goes left to Elsworth and right to Knapwell (formally the A428)
Bourn/Knapwell	Minor road over A428 bridge
Caldecote/Childerley	The crossing at this point is where the dual carriageway changes from south side to north side of the old road over the A428 bridge.
Hardwick/Dry Drayton	Minor road over bridge with 2 roundabouts
Comberton/Madingley (A1303W)	Large roundabout which needs care as this is the link road for A428/M11 traffic
Coton (A1303W)/Madingley	Minor road over A428 bridge
A1303W - Coton/Madingley Cross Roads	A difficult at grade crossing at the bottom of Madingley Hill (this is the link road for A428/M11 traffic). If in doubt use the path and crossing 100 metres toward Cambridge.