Major improvement for A404 Bisham Roundabout

A £4.2 million refurbishment project to improve the A404 Bisham roundabout was announced this week, which will see congestion reduced by conversion of the roundabout to signalised crossroads.

The announcement that full funding for the scheme has been secured follows a joint lobbying campaign by Buckinghamshire County Council and Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Local Enterprise Partnership (BTVLEP).

The scheme is part of a £170 million investment package across the UK announced by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, designed to remove bottlenecks and keep traffic moving on England’s motorways and major A roads.

The Highways Agency believes the Bisham roundabout scheme will support a number of opportunity areas locally, which are anticipated to create 6,800 jobs and 2,403 new homes by 2020.

Commenting on the proposals, Peter Hardy, Cabinet Member for Transport and Planning for Buckinghamshire County Council said “I’m delighted with this announcement. These improvements should deliver real benefits for road users in south Buckinghamshire, particularly those using the A355”.

BTVLEP Chairman, Alex Pratt, added, “We welcome this investment in this key piece of infrastructure which has been championed by our County Council and which will help to keep Buckinghamshire prosperous and such a great place to live and work."

The Highways Agency is due to start work on the improvement scheme in early 2014 with completion scheduled for late 2015.