Further safety improvements on the Cambridge Guided Busway are set to be discussed after the deaths of three people.
Cambridgeshire County Council was fined £6 million by the Health and Safety Executive in April 2025 after they pleaded guilty to "serious safety failings" on the Guided Busway.
Three people have died in incidents on the Guided Busway, and a teenager suffered life-changing injuries in an incident too.
Now, the Highways and Transport Committee at the council are set to consider additional safety measures on June 17.
These potential improvements include a fence or barriers along the whole of the Guided Busway, which could cost up to £4.7 million.
In April 2024, a permanent fence was installed on the southern section of the Guided Busway between the train station and Long Road Bridge.
The fence has removable gates to support evacuation and is proving to be effective.
Solutions to the flooded pathway are also set to be considered, including a pontooned walkway, which could cost up to £5 million.
A safety study, which was conducted in 2022, recommended "widening the existing footpath and cycle path as much as is practicable" along the southern section between the train station and the Trumpington Park&Ride.
The council has to address land ownership constrains as it can only work with the land that they own.
It will not be possible to achieve the width that was set out in the safety study in these sections as it will not address the safety concerns, so councillors are not recommended to widen the path.
However, signs, markings and lighting will be installed to address safety.
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