Huntingdon Town Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council are all hoping to be given the nod by members to provide the additional funds for the crossing on the A141.

The town and district council have already pledge £50,000 each, which they are both hoping to up to £75,000. If this is agreed the county council will then raise their contribution from £200,000 to £250,000.
This means traffic bosses will have the £400,000 needed to build a Light Controlled Crossing and Junction along the road, although none of the money will go towards a proposed path from the crossing to Jubilee Park.

The town council will be the first to decide if they will be making the extra contribution in a meeting of their Finance Committee tonight (Thursday).

Town Cllr Tom Sanderson said: "I think it came about because we want to help achieve a safe crossing and we've managed our finances carefully enough to increase our contribution."

Should this be agreed, a report will go to Huntingdonshire District Council's Cabinet on June 26 suggesting they match the funding.

A spokesman for the county council explained if the additional third party funding is approved, the county council will be in the position to raise their contribution also.
However, separate talks are underway with land owner Lord De Ramsey and interested parties into funding for the footpath.

Full story in this weeks Town Crier, out on Thursday, June 19.