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 in Buckinghamshire, Southern England. It runs from High Wycombe at Junction 4 of the M40 motorway to Stoke Mandeville, near Aylesbury on the A413.

Route

High Wycombe

The A4010 begins at the major junction at Handy Cross where the A404 meets the M40 motorway. It travels through the High Wycombe suburbs of Cressex, Desborough and Sands to West Wycombe Road where it meets the A40 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 and Saunderton to Princes Risborough. The road travels stright through the town centre, meeting the A4129 at a roundabout. It then turns north-east through Monks Risborough.

toke Mandeville

The A4010 then travels through The Kimbles, (the villages of Great Kimble and Little Kimble). The road then comes out of the Chiltern Hills and, at a roundabout, turns north. A mile later, it enters Stoke Mandeville. After passing another roundabout and Stoke Mandeville railway station, the road terminates at a roundabout on the A413. The A413 then carries on north-west into central Aylesbury.

Railway

The A4010 generally stays very close to the Chiltern Main Line from West Wycombe to Princes Risborough and then the Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Line from Princes Risborough to Little Kimble. The road passes the following stations:
*Saunderton
*Princes Risborough
*Monks Risborough
*Little Kimble
*Stoke Mandeville (which is on the London to Aylesbury Line)

Present Situation

The A4010 has an important role to fulfil in connecting the county town of Buckinghamshire to the largest town in Buckinghamshire. However, the road is not dual carriageway at all throughout its 17 mile trip. It also travels right through the centres of High Wycombe, Princes Risborough and Stoke 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 of Aylesbury, although even an Aylesbury bypass does not seem to be high priority.

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