Charcon, Aggregate Industries’ specialist range of commercial hard landscaping and drainage products, has delivered a new concept in cycleway kerbing for Cambridgeshire County Council’s new Huntington Road Cycleway.
In total, 2,880 bespoke kerbs for the new 1.5km hybrid cycleway have been manufactured for the project, which will act as a divider between the carriageway and cycleway.
The new concept in cycleway kerbing was designed by the Cycling Infrastructure Team at Cambridgeshire County Council and Skanska after identifying a standard kerb could pose a safety hazard to cyclists joining the cycleway at an acute angle.
Once the initial design was drafted, Charcon’s technical team, working in partnership with Skanska, proposed a bespoke ‘Cambridge’ Kerb to the County Council, and an initial order for 1,100 kerbs was placed.
Grant Weller, Product Manager for the Cycling Infrastructure Team at Cambridgeshire County Council comments: “Cambridge is experiencing major economic growth and expansion. The Huntington Road cycleway scheme was identified as part of the transport strategy, which aims to address the city’s traffic capacity issues by promoting more sustainable modes of transport.
“The chosen option of cycle lane, a hybrid cycle track, where the track is raised slightly above the existing carriageway using single kerb segregation. The kerb we designed has the depth of a full height bullnosed kerb required to withstand vehicle overrun but has a 12.5 degree horizontal profile, creating a gentle and smooth transition between the carriageway and the new cycle lane. Charcon was approached with the design and has now developed the proposal into a reality.
“With the growth of cycleway infrastructure throughout the country the potential of the new Cambridge kerb is huge, with a number of other Local Authorities already showing an interest. My thanks goes to the team at Charcon who took our initial design and created this purpose built kerb.”
The first load of kerbs was delivered to site in January 2015 and the project is due for completion by the end of the year.
