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Plans for a £2bn Cambridge Autonomous Metro are to be scrapped, the new mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has said.
Labour’s Nik Johnson confirmed that he would scrap the project after beating his rival, the Conservative incumbent James Palmer, to the post.
Speaking to the
Cambridge Independent after his win, Johnson confirmed that he would not be proceeding with the project, which could have seen a fleet of autonomous vehicles ferry residents around the counties
The Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) aims to deliver a new transport system to connect towns and villages across both Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. In March the project unveiled three sets of designs for the new transport system. One proposal would see a fleet of driverless pods ferrying people between 84 predetermined stops.
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Labour s Nik Johnson has been elected as Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayor with 51.3% of the vote.
After no candidate received 50% of the vote initially, Mr Johnson beat the incumbent Conservative mayor James Palmer in the second round.
He admitted the win was a bit of a surprise as he pledged to deliver a great vision for a Cambridgeshire.
Mr Johnson received 113,994 votes (51.3%) after the second count, with Mr Palmer on 108,195 votes (48.7%).
The turnout was 36.4%.
image captionFormer mayor Conservative James Palmer congratulated Dr Johnson on his magnificent win
Mr Johnson, who lives in St Neots and also serves on Huntingdonshire District Council, said: I m at heart, and always will be, an NHS doctor.