Overnight improvement works are set to start on key town centre roads in High Wycombe on Monday. 

Contractors for Bucks County Council will spend the week from April 1 removing the old road surfaces on Queen Victoria Road, Easton Street and Abbey Way. 

They will also be laying a new foundation layer as part of the High Wycombe Masterplan scheme. 

The work will be carried out between 8pm and 6am. 

This is where and when the work will be going on: 

  • Monday, April 1: Queen Victoria Road between Abbey Way roundabout and High Street junction.
  • Tuesday, April 2: High Street/Easton Street junction.
  • Wednesday and Thursday, April 3 and 4: Easton Street between High Street junction and Abbey Way junction.
  • Friday, April 5: Abbey Way junction with Easton Street (westbound lanes towards Loudwater).
  • Saturday, April 6: Abbey Way junction with Easton Street (eastbound lanes towards the town centre).

Advance notices and diversion signs are already in place and final resurfacing works on these roads and junctions, and converting Queen Victoria Road and Easton Street to two-way traffic, are scheduled for early May.

David Johncock, Wycombe District Council cabinet member for planning and sustainability, said: "I am really pleased to see this project nearing completion and, to mitigate traffic congestion, we are undertaking these works overnight.

"However, the closures won’t start until 8pm so that the busiest commuter trains will have arrived into High Wycombe by then.

"As with any road closure there will be some disruption and we ask motorists to plan their journey in advance. 

"Nonetheless, I would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused, which we'll try to keep to an absolute minimum."