A40 London Road Corridor Improvements Bulletin #008

Bulletin #008 - 25/11/2019

www.buckscc.gov.uk /A40LondonRoad

A40 London Road Corridor Improvements Project
National Productivity Investment Fund

The project seeks to improve journey time reliability and ease congestion on the A40 London Road through the delivery of a range of improvements including junction changes, introduction of new traffic management technology, bus stop improvements and the optimisation of bus lane locations.

This phase of works focusing on junction construction builds on the technological improvements already made including new CCTV, refurbishment of all signalised pedestrian crossings, variable message boards and queue detection sensors. The stretch from Easton Street to Loudwater will include improvements at the Gordon Road, Hatters Lane, Micklefield Road with Ryemead Way and Gomm Road junctions. When all works are fully completed next year, it will mean better and more reliable journeys for all who use this key route in and out of the town centre. The design of the scheme is also expected to help improve air quality in this part of the town.

Gordon Road Junction Works

This junction is being constructed in a number of stages to reduce the traffic impact and delays on the A40. Improvements at this location will include:

New Puffin crossing to improve crossing safety on Gordon Road that will also be used to create gaps in traffic flows from Gordon Road to assist A40 westbound traffic flows.
Modifications to the roundabout to encourage traffic to approach and use the roundabout at slower speeds improving junction safety.
New CCTV camera for monitoring traffic flows and providing information to help manage incidents.

Recent Works

Work in November has been focussed around the Gordon Road roundabout with the following works completed:

New ducting installed to provide links for the upcoming pedestrian crossing installation; meaning it will be connected with the other technology already installed along the A40
Areas of kerb refreshed around the roundabout
Tactile paving installed and approach to the zebra crossing to the west of Gordon Road refreshed

Communications

We will continue to provide regular project updates through social media and website updates as well as e-bulletins. We will also keep road users informed of works through static and variable message signs erected on the A40.

Further information

If you would like to find out more information about the project, what has been done to date and what is planned next, please follow the link to the project website and online brochure below.

The A40 London Road corridor improvements project is a partnership project between Buckinghamshire County Council and Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership with funding secured from the Local Growth Fund and DfT’s National Productivity Investment Fund.

We have a dedicated mailbox for this project at hitmailbox@buckscc.gov.uk and we welcome emails and queries about the scheme, or you can email if you wish to unsubscribe from this bulletin list. You can also contact the Highways Infrastructure Team on 01296 382416.