Drivers heading to or from Buckinghamshire for Christmas this week will be forced to contend with nearly twenty road closures.

It’s officially Christmas week – but that hasn’t deterred National Highways roadworks contractors. The government body has issued a list of 17 planned road closures for motorists to look out for in Buckinghamshire this week.

The list below includes five closures that are already in place and three that are expected to cause delays of up to half an hour.

• M40, from 9pm December 17 to 6am December 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 4 to junction 2, Lane closure for maintenance work.

• M40, from 9pm December 17 to 6am December 18, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 2 to junction 3, Lane closure for maintenance work.

• M4, from 8pm December 8 2023 to 6am January 13 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 both directions, junction 5, slip road and lane closures for inspection work.

• M4, from 8pm August 7 2023 to 6am January 17 2024, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M4 eastbound, junction 10 to 8/9, Lane closure for M4 Smart Motorways.

• A43, from 8pm April 28 2023 to 6am January 31 2026, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): A43 northbound and southbound, Barley Mow Roundabout to Towcester, Lay-by, carriageway closures with diversion and 24/7 narrow lanes, speed and cycle restrictions for, junction improvements, diversion via national Highways and local authority network.

• M40, from 9pm December 18 to 6am December 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 1a to junction 2, Lane closure for maintenance work.

• M25, from 10.15pm December 18 to 6am December 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 anti-clockwise link road to M40 northbound, Lane closures for maintenance works.

• M40, from 10.15pm December 18 to 6am December 19, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 2 to junction 1a, Lane closure for maintenance works.

• M40, from 10.15pm December 18 to 6am December 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 1 to junction 2, Lane closures for maintenance works.

• M40, from 10.15pm December 18 to 6am December 19, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 2 to junction 1, Lane closures for maintenance works.

• M40, from 10.15pm December 19 to 6am December 20, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 2 to junction 1, Lane closure for maintenance work.

• M40, from 9pm December 20 to 6am December 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 3 to junction 2, Lane closure for maintenance work.

• A40, from 10.15pm December 20 to 6am December 21, moderate delays (10-30 minutes): M25 anti-clockwise to M40 northbound, link road closure for CAT 1 barrier Repair, diversion via National Highways network.

• M40, from 10.15pm December 20 to 6am December 21, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 1 to junction 2, Lane closure for maintenance works.

• M25, from 10.15pm December 21 to 6am December 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M25 clockwise, junction 16 to M40 southbound, junction 1a, link road closure for maintenance work, diversion via National Highways Network.

• M40, from 10.15pm December 21 to 6am December 22, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 southbound, junction 2 to junction 1, Lane closure for maintenance work.

• M40, from 9pm December 22 to 6am December 23, slight delays (under 10 minutes): M40 northbound, junction 4 to junction 6, Lane closure for maintenance works.

Note: National Highways is responsible for maintaining motorways and major A-roads, so closures of smaller roads will not be included in their schedule.