Update: Notice of Road Closure, Shipton Lee Road, Quainton
Work item: HS2-EKFB-25-1119
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Location
- Quainton
- Worksite Name
- Shipton Lee Road
- Contractor
- EKFB JV
- Type of works
- Road closure
- Estimated Start Date
- 21/07/2025
- Estimated End Date
- 30/04/2026
What we are doing
As part of the Shipton Lee Road realignment, a section of the road was closed to construct the new road realignment over the new Edgcott overbridge. The existing bridge on Shipton Lee Road will be demolished to accommodate the earthworks to construct the HS2 railway. The road will re-open on the new alignment at the end of April 2026. The new end date for these works reflects a technical change which means additional works must be undertaken to the structure.
Residents impacted by the closure will be contacted directly to arrange access requirements.
Access from Shipton Lee Road to the Berks Bucks and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) reserve of Finemere Wood will be maintained throughout the closure from the east, Quainton.
To carry out these works safely and effectively we will need to put in place a road closure with signed diversions.
Our teams will be working in open trenches on and around carriageway.
A section of Shipton Lee Road will be closed from 21 July 2025 until 30 April 2026.
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