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M40 upgrades to start on Monday

12:30pm Sunday 5th September 2010 in


WORK to improve the northbound carriageway of the M40 between Loudwater and Handy Cross is due to start on Monday.

The scheme, which is expected to take 12 weeks to complete, will see the carriageway resurfaced, bridges waterproofed and road studs installed to improve safety, says the Highways Agency.

The hard shoulder of the motorway between junctions three and four will be closed for two weeks from tomorrow and some overnight closures are also expected.

A 24 hour contraflow and 50mph speed limit will be in place from Saturday, September 18 until the completion of the upgrade. A temporary CCTV system will also be installed.

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ivor says...
2:22pm Sun 5 Sep 10

Why couldn't they have done this work during the summer when everyone was on holiday to minimise the disruption?
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erm says...
3:26pm Sun 5 Sep 10

everyone Ivor...?

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ivor says...
3:31pm Sun 5 Sep 10

Well, I wasn't on holiday myself as I can't afford the cost but lots of people were.
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Wouldn't it have been sensible to do the roadworks when it was quieter?
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Slimster says...
6:42pm Sun 5 Sep 10

I'm sure they were busy working on other sections of road during the holidays. These things need to be done.
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One I would like to moan about - the gas works on the A404 in Hazlemere. Why the heck have they not got these completed yet? Now the kids are back it must be hell at school run time (I avoid the road at these times).

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erm says...
11:51pm Sun 5 Sep 10

I always feel motorways are busier during the summer holidays

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Shelley61 says...
8:14am Mon 6 Sep 10

But how long are they really for? One sign says 16 weeks, the next says 14 weeks and the article says 12!

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JP80 says...
9:10am Mon 6 Sep 10

Here's an idea for an upgrade: PUT AN EASTBOUND EXIT IN

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Shelley61 says...
9:18am Mon 6 Sep 10

Shelley61 wrote:
But how long are they really for? One sign says 16 weeks, the next says 14 weeks and the article says 12!
Tee hee! And I've now had an email from the Highways Agency saying it's 13 weeks... sounds like a lucky dip!

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Agniesca says...
6:08pm Mon 6 Sep 10

HOW ABOUT A WEST-BOUND ENTRY AT J3 this would easy the London road congestion by giving an alternative route to those travelling to Cressex, Marlow etc

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