One of the spin offs from housing and other developments is something called section 106 money. This is money from the developer used to mitigate the impact of its development on local facilities like schools and roads.Money has just become available in Histon from the Brackenbury development at the end of Kay Hitch Way and following meetings with the parish council it has been agreed to use this to improve the footpath between Kay Hitch Way and the War Memorial. It’s a stretch of footpath which is heavily used by residents including older people living in the Brackenbury development and school children.
Three junctions will be remodelled by the County Council making them easier to cross, improving visibility and fixing defects. These are the junctions with Kay Hitch Way itself, Love Close and Poplar Close.
It is expected that the improvements will be in place within a matter of weeks.
David, who joined the meetings with the parish council, welcomes this news: ‘we need to develop safe routes for walkers thoughout our villages and this is a good first step to fixing one of the main routes.’
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