Buckinghamshire
Council is pleased to announce this key infrastructure project is progressing
well, with a new contractor now appointed to complete the remainder of the
biggest section of the scheme.
The South-East
Aylesbury Link Road (SEALR) is being built in two sections with work well
underway. The two sections will link to form 1.1 miles of new dual carriageway,
including three new roundabout junctions and a new bridge across the railway
line to London. Both sections are well on track and due to complete within the
next two years.
The Lower Road
and Wendover Road roundabouts, part of the longer section of new road, are
progressing well with constructors Galliford Try now appointed to complete the
remaining works for this phase; namely the section between Wendover Road and
Lower Road including the bridge over the railway. It’s anticipated that that
this link should be open during the latter part of 2026. The section linking
HS2’s new Stoke Mandeville Relief Road to Lower Road is expected to be open
sooner, during the next 12 months.
Once complete,
the South-East Aylesbury Link Road will form a crucial part of a new Orbital
Link Road around Aylesbury providing a new route around the town, significantly
easing congestion through the town centre and delivering new cycling and
walking routes.
Leader of
Buckinghamshire Council, Martin Tett said:
“This is an
incredibly complex project which has involved bringing many different elements
together and overcoming some hurdles along the way. It is brilliant news we now
have a contractor in place to complete the rest of the work on the main section
of this new road which will go a huge way to easing the traffic problems
regularly experienced in Aylesbury. It really is a critical piece of
infrastructure that will bring huge benefits to residents and business –
reducing congestion, improving the environment and facilitating housing and job
growth in and around Aylesbury. We urgently need the right infrastructure in
place in Aylesbury and this is a key part of that, being directly delivered by
the council.”
For
more information on SEALR and to sign up to regular e-bulletins, visit: www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/sealr