- A4010 road
UK road routebox
road= A4010
length-mi= 17
length-km=
direction= North-South
start=Handy Cross Roundabout,High Wycombe
destinations=Aylesbury ,Princes Risborough
end=Stoke Mandeville
construction-date=
completion-date=
junctions=ukroadsmall|404
ukroadsmall|40
ukroadsmall|413
ukmotorwaysmall|40The A4010 is an important north-south road inBuckinghamshire , Southern England. It runs fromHigh Wycombe at Junction 4 of theM40 motorway toStoke Mandeville , nearAylesbury on the A413.Route
High Wycombe
The A4010 begins at the major junction at
Handy Cross where the A404 meets theM40 motorway . It travels through theHigh Wycombe suburbs ofCressex , Desborough and Sands toWest Wycombe Road where it meets theA40 road . The two roads then combine for half a mile to the Pedestal roundabout, where they split.Princes Risborough
The A4010 then runs as Bradenham Road, closely following the
Chiltern Main Line through Bradenham andSaunderton toPrinces Risborough . The road travels stright through the town centre, meeting the A4129 at a roundabout. It then turns north-east throughMonks Risborough .toke Mandeville
The A4010 then travels through
The Kimbles , (the villages ofGreat Kimble andLittle Kimble ). The road then comes out of theChiltern Hills and, at a roundabout, turns north. A mile later, it entersStoke Mandeville . After passing another roundabout andStoke Mandeville railway station , the road terminates at a roundabout on the A413. The A413 then carries on north-west into centralAylesbury .Railway
The A4010 generally stays very close to the
Chiltern Main Line fromWest Wycombe toPrinces Risborough and then thePrinces Risborough to Aylesbury Line from Princes Risborough toLittle Kimble . The road passes the following stations:
*Saunderton
*Princes Risborough
*Monks Risborough
*Little Kimble
*Stoke Mandeville (which is on theLondon to Aylesbury Line )Present Situation
The A4010 has an important role to fulfil in connecting the
county town ofBuckinghamshire to the largest town inBuckinghamshire . However, the road is not dual carriageway at all throughout its 17 mile trip. It also travels right through the centres ofHigh Wycombe ,Princes Risborough andStoke Mandeville with no bypasses. Because of this, the road is often congested especially in the rush hours.Future
The idea of a bypass around
Princes Risborough is not an unpopular one, as many residents of the town agree that it would relieve the over-strained town centre [ cite web|url=http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/transport_plan/LTP2_consultation_report/Princes_Risborough_consultation_report.pdf |title=Bucks CC – Local Transport Plan – Consultation Report – Princes Risborough|accessdate=2008-05-20] . At present, travel north to south in Buckinghamshire is difficult due to the poor standard roads. A bypass has not been investigated however as Buckinghamshire County Council is currently trying to sort out traffic north ofAylesbury , although even an Aylesbury bypass does not seem to be high priority.References
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