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Planely safer
March 15, 2020
Plane and Patch has proved a popular method of repairing pothole clusters across local roads in Buckinghamshire. In early 2019, a £4 million programme treated more than 100 roads and proved so successful that an additional £1 million was allocated to this treatment, starting in November 2019 and treating 27 more roads. While this work […]
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‘Ban HGVs’ scheme
February 23, 2020
Ways to stop heavy goods vehicles using rural roads around Cheddington, Ivinghoe and Mentmore to cut across country are being drawn up by Buckinghamshire County Council. Proposals will be presented to parish councils, business and community groups in an area-wide programme this month (February), and will include public drop-in events at Wing village hall on Wednesday […]
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Historic bridge repairs
January 8, 2020
The 200-year-old Ivinghoe Bridge, near Cheddington, is to be repaired and strengthened following a structural review. The work, originally planned for January, has been rescheduled to start in the autumn following an ecological survey that identified possible bat nesting sites. Further bat activity surveys will now have to be carried out during the breeding cycle […]
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Night-time roadworks
September 30, 2019
Works to install a new-four way traffic signal junction on the vehicle-choked A41 in Aylesbury are nearing completion. As part of the final phase of the works, the section of the A41 between the junction of Aston Clinton Road and Broughton Lane and the A41/Aylesbury Road roundabout will be closed on weeknights between 8pm and […]
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County unites against HS2
April 29, 2019
Buckinghamshire County Council is to urge the Government to halt HS2 works in the county after councillors unanimously backed a motion to call for a stop to the project. An impassioned debate at last week’s county council meeting (Thursday, April 25) saw councillors from all parties speak in favour of the motion which was put forward by county […]
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HS2: ‘No’ to barriers
February 28, 2019
Wendover residents have sent a resounding message to HS2 Ltd that they would like their bypass to get a ‘very low noise’ surface, rather than noise barriers. Their preferences came in response to a five-week consultation run by Buckinghamshire County Council on four options to protect the town from the sound of HS2 railway construction traffic […]
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