Handy Cross Interchange

Handy Cross Interchange is junction 4 of the M40. The junction was upgraded during 2006 (opening 2007) by adding a cut-through, a left turn slip and widening the M40 offslips, to allow easier access to and from the trunk A404 to the south of the junction.

Offline proposal with new junction

However in 1993 a more ambitious scheme was proposed as part of plans to widen the M40 to dual 4 lanes. Two options were available, online widening with improvements to the existing junction or a new M40 alignment to the south along with a new freeflow junction. The second option was supported by both Buckinghamshire County Council and Wycombe District Council who saw a potential use of the existing M40 alignment for a new link road around the south of High Wycombe. The Department for Transport agreed to this and the scheme went out to consultation but was eventually scrapped.

Routes

Route	To	Notes
M40	London, (M25)
M40	Birmingham, Stokenchurch, Oxford
A404	(M4), Marlow (A4155), Maidenhead (A4) Reading, Slough lorry routes.	on gantries as Reading, Slough, Marlow, (M4). M4 to Reading and Slough via A404(M)
A4010	Aylesbury	Cressex Business Park, Sands, Booker, Park and Ride for Town centre and Adams Park
A404	Wycombe, Sports Centre
C100	Marlow Bottom
C999		Marlow Road. Goes to Cressex and Business Park, but now unsigned
A40(M)	Oxford, Stokenchurch
A40(M)	London, Beaconsfield

Links

• Roads.org.uk:Bad Junctions
• Legislation - The M40 Motorway Junction 4 (Handy Cross) Connecting Road Scheme 2005 - Orders for the 2006 junction improvement