Buckinghamshire road closures: Dozens for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight
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Visit Shots! now[1]Buckinghamshire's motorists will have 33 road closures to avoid nearby on the National Highways network this week. And six of them are expected to cause moderate delays - with drivers facing waits of between 10 minutes and half an hour. The latest expected works list, with notes from National Highways[2], shows that five closures already in place are expected to carry on this week:
o M40[3], from 9.30pm May 23 to 6am May 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 9 to junction 8a, Lane closures for maintenance work.
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o M40, from 9.30pm May 23 to 6am May 29, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 9, carriageway closure for maintenance work, diversion via National Highways Network. o M40, from 9.30pm May 23 to 6am May 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 8a to junction 10, Lane closures for maintenance works. o M4, from 8pm April 5 to 6am June 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 5, slip road and lane closures for M4 Smart Motorways. o A43, from 8pm April 28 2023 to 6am January 31 2026, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A43 northbound and southbound, Barley Mow Roundabout to Towcester, Lay-by, carriageway closures with diversion and 24/7 narrow lanes, speed and cycle restrictions for, junction improvements, diversion via national Highways and local authority network. And a further 28 closures will begin over the next two weeks:
o M40, from 9pm May 28 to 5am May 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 2 to junction 3, Lane closures for maintenance works. o M40, from 9pm May 28 to 6am May 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 4 to junction 5, Lane closure for maintenance work. o M40, from 9pm May 28 to 6am May 29, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 5 to junction 4, Lane closure for maintenance works. o M25[4], from 10pm May 28 to 6am June 1, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M25 clockwise, junction 16 to junction 17, Lane closures, link road closures and carriageway closure for surfacing works, diversion via local authority roads. o A404, from 8pm May 29 to 6am May 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A404 both directions Bisham to Handy Cross, Lane closures for drainage work. o M40, from 9.30pm May 29 to 5am May 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 3, entry slip road closure for maintenance work, diversion via Local authority roads. o M25, from 10pm May 29 to 5am May 30, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M25 Anticlockwise, junction 16 to junction 15, Lane closure for safety fence repairs. o M40, from 9pm May 30 to 6am May 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 4 to junction 3, Lane closures for maintenance works.
o M40, from 9pm May 30 to 6am May 31, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 5 to junction 4, Lane closure for maintenance works. o A404, from 8pm May 31 to 6am June 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): A404M both directions Bisham to Handy Cross, Lane closures for drainage work. o M40, from 9pm May 31 to 5am June 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 2 to junction 3, Lane closures for maintenance works. o M40, from 9pm May 31 to 5am June 1, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 3 to junction 2, Lane closures for maintenance works. o M4, from 8pm June 1 to 10am June 2, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M4 westbound, junction 5, carriageway closure between exit and entry slip roads for joint works, diversion via National Highways roads. o M40, from 9pm June 1 to 5am June 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 2 to junction 3, Lane closures for maintenance works. o M40, from 9pm June 1 to 5am June 2, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 3 to junction 2, Lane closures for maintenance works. o M25, from 10.30pm June 2 to 5.30am June 3, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M25 Anticlockwise, junction 15 to M4 eastbound, junction 4B, Link Road closure for lighting works, diversion via National Highways roads. o M40, from 9pm June 3 to 5am June 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 2 to junction 3, Lane closures for communication works.
o M40, from 9.30pm June 3 to 6am June 4, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 1a to junction 2, Lane closure for maintenance works. o M25, from 10pm June 4 to 6am June 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M25 clockwise to M40 northbound, link road closure for maintenance works. o A40, from 10pm June 4 to 6am June 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M25 Anti clockwise to M40 northbound, link road closure for maintenance works, diversion via national highways and local authority networks. o M40, from 10pm June 4 to 6am June 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 1 to junction 2, Lane closures for maintenance works. o M25, from 10pm June 4 to 6am June 5, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M25 clockwise, junction 15 to junction 16, Lane closure for maintenance works. o M40, from 9pm June 5 to 6am June 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 4 to junction 3, Lane closure for maintenance works. o M40, from 9pm June 5 to 6am June 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 1a to junction 2, Lane closure for maintenance works. o M40, from 9.30pm June 5 to 6am June 6, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 8a to junction 9, Lane closure for maintenance work. o M4, from 8pm June 6 to 6am June 7, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 8/9 to junction 6, Lane closures for technology work.
o M40, from 10.15pm June 6 to 6am June 7, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 8a, exit slip road closure for maintenance works, diversion via National Highways and local authority roads. o M4, from 8pm June 8 to 10am June 9, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M4 westbound, junction 5, carriageway closure between exit and entry slip roads for joint works, diversion via National Highways roads.
National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.
References
- ^ Visit Shots! now (www.shotstv.com)
- ^ National Highways (www.bucksherald.co.uk)
- ^ M40 (www.bucksherald.co.uk)
- ^ M25 (www.bucksherald.co.uk)