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
- 28/11/2025
What we are doing
As part of the Shipton Lee Road realignment, a section of the road will be 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 roadwill re-open on the new alignment at the end of November. 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 and will be accessible from the west (Edgcott side) from 21st July until mid-August and then from the east (Quainton
side) from mid-August until the end of November. This will be clearly signposted.
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.
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If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email [email protected]