Area 9

Communities in this area include:

• Beaconsfield (A40 only)
• Bourne End
• Burnham
• Dorney 
• Dorney Reach
• East Burnham
• Egypt
• Flackwell Heath
• Hedsor 
• Lake End
• Little Marlow
• Littleworth Common
• Loudwater 
• Taplow 
• Widmoor 
• Wooburn 
• Wooburn Common
• Wooburn Green

Main roads:

• A4 Bath Road between Slough and Maidenhead
• A40 between High Wycombe and Beaconsfield
• A4094 Boundary Road
• A4155 Marlow Road (between Marlow bypass and Bourne End
• B3026 Burnham to Dorney
• B4440 Wooburn Green Lane/Holtspur Lane

Current status

The new speed limits for most of  of Area 9  have been put in place and have been operational from 1st September 2008.
A summary of the new speed limits  is available to download at the bottom of this page.

A full Report , which summarises how the speed limits were decided , was approved   on 18th July 2008.This   can be seen at http://democracy.buckscc.gov.uk/mgDelegatedDecisions.asp?bcr=1&DS=0&K=1

The new speed limits for the Burnham Beeches perimeter roads are not yet installed. This is because Department for Transport authorisation has been sought for approval to use on-road speed limit markings, instead of repeater signs on posts. A decision is expected by the end of October and the 40mph  speed limit on these  roads will  be signed or marked out soon afterwards.

Public consultation  for a 40mph speed limit for the A40 between Beaconsfield and Holtspur commenced on 31 October 2008 and finished on 12th December 2008

Implementing the changes

Once the legal documents, the Traffic Regulation Orders (TRO), are confirmed and publicised, the speed limit will be shown by signs and by markings on the road surface at the beginning of the new speed limits.

The police will be able to enforce the new speed limits once all legally required signs and markings are in place

After the changes are in place

We  will monitor and review the effects of the changes in the speed limits put in place in September 2008. (and the Burnham Beeches limit) If the A40 proposed limit goes ahead, then this will also be monitored closely.

• We measured the speeds, amount of traffic and numbers of crashes before the change. These will  be measured again and the results compared
• We will hear the views of those affected by the changes
• We will seek the views of district, town and parish councils
• You will be able to complete questionnaires to let us know what you think.
• An independent market research company will carry out a random telephone survey in the area.