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HS2 marches on
October 27, 2019
Despite several requests from Aylesbury Vale District Council to Transport Minister Grant Shapps that he halt HS2 enabling works until the current review is concluded, HS2 contractors will soon be taking possession of a strip of land, including a footpath, alongside the railway line at Hawkslade Farm estate, Aylesbury. HS2 contractor Fusion was expected to start work in the area, fencing off […]
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True grit for winter
October 18, 2019
Transport for Bucks has carried out its annual ‘winter parade’ to test the efficiency of the life-saving system before ice and snow descends on the county. Each year, drivers from all four highways depots take their winter gritting fleet out of Aylesbury, Gawcott, Amersham and High Wycombe on their usual gritting routes. This serves as […]
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HS2 pleas ignored
October 11, 2019
Buckinghamshire County Council has been liaising with HS2 Ltd and its contractors for the past 14 months to try to ensure that disruption from the traffic management system during construction works is minimised. However, owing to the timing of the Oakervee HS2 review, the county council formally asked HS2 Ltd to cease the works at […]
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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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Celebrations on track
September 13, 2019
It’s full steam ahead for Leighton Buzzard Railway’s centenary gala next month. November 1919 saw the first trains run on what was then called the Leighton Buzzard Light Railway. To celebrate this milestone, a weekend of celebrations will be held on Saturday and Sunday 5 and 6 October. There will be eight passenger departures on which to […]
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Village safety moves
April 3, 2019
Safety improvement work in Waddesdon village starts on Monday (April 8), at a cost of £63,500, and is expected to last for five days. Safety bollards will be installed on the verge of the main A41 Aylesbury to Bicester road near Wood Street and outside the village hall at Quainton Road junction. At the same […]
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