Wendover Cycleway Improvements
Buckinghamshire Council Bulletin #003 - 19/01/2022 www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/wendover-cycleways
Welcome to our latest bulletin provides local residents and businesses with up to date information on the Wendover Cycleways project.
Overview
The council has secured £500K from HS2 for sustainable travel improvement and wants your views. Further information on each proposed route can be found below.
This project aims to:
improve connectivity in Wendover and therefore help promote sustainable travel.
encourage cycling for shorter journeys in Wendover through developing the cycling network.
This bulletin provides details of the construction timeline for the project, with construction commencing on Monday 24 January, along with specific information on when construction works will be undertaken for each cycleway route.
Cycleway Proposals (a reminder)
The proposals are:
Railway Station Access – linking the existing Amber Way cycleway along Aylesbury Road to the Railway Station
Amber Way Improvements - on the northern footway along Aylesbury Road between Halton Lane and Castle Park Road. Additionally, the existing shared use cycleway between Worlds End Lane and Halton Lane will also be resurfaced and widened
School Access – extending the existing Amber Way cycleway along Aylesbury Road towards the schools along Wharf Road
Construction Programme Work to improve cycling routes in and around Wendover is starting next week (Monday 24 January). The work, which is expected to take three months, will improve the cycling and walking network and help promote active travel in the town. The work will include a blend of creating new stretches of cycleway, widening and resurfacing existing cycleways and footways and adding markings on roads and cycleway signage. All will combine to make it easier for cyclists to get around the town using a cohesive network. Anticipated Construction Timeline Amber Way Improvements (Worlds End Lane - Castle Park Road): Monday 24 January - Friday 18 March This will comprise of vegetation clearance, footway widening / surfacing works and carriageway repairs at junctions. The footway widening / surfacing works will commence at the Worlds End Land junction and will progress east towards the village centre. Please note that there will be some footway closures and traffic management on the carriageway to undertake these works. Information on the traffic management will be shared in the next bulletin. School Access: Monday 14 February - Friday 25 February This will comprise of, footway widening / surfacing works and carriageway repairs along Wharf Road. Please note that there will be some footway closures and traffic management on the carriageway to undertake these works. Information on the traffic management will be shared in a bulletin in early February. It is anticipated that the majority of the footway and carriageway works will be undertaken in the February half term. Station Access: Monday 21 March - Thursday 14 April This will comprise of signing and lining along the route, with a reconstruction of the steps at the end of Coombe Avenue. Further details of the works will be made available in a bulletin in early March. Working times: Footway 08:00 - 16:00 Carriageway: 09:30 - 15:30 More specific details on the construction timeline along with traffic management plans will be circulated in forthcoming bulletins.
We have a dedicated mailbox for this project at hitmailbox@buckinghamshire.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 0300 131 6000. Latest news on the Wendover Cycleway Improvements project is available at our project webpage, which will be kept up to date as the project progresses. Some questions asked during the public consultation have been answered in the Consultation Response Document.