When the 50 metre stretch of roadworks that have brought Aylesbury to a standstill should end

The 50 metre stretch of roadworks that has brought yet more traffic misery to Aylesbury this week should end on Friday evening, The Bucks Herald has been told.

While gridlock traffic is nothing new in Aylesbury, the long tail-backs and bottle-necks caused by the small patch of works on Cambridge Street has left local residents and motorists furious.

Works being carried out by UK Power Networks have seen both sides of the road near the entrance to the popular Aylesbury Shopping Park closed for days.

The delays caused during rush hour and school collection times have been driving locals to distraction with a journey that usually takes 10 minutes lasting up to 40 minutes.

Thankfully it seems the end may be in sight.

Because The Bucks Herald has been informed the works should end on Friday evening, with an apparent finish time of 11pm set.

The closure has affected businesses at Aylesbury Shopping Park with delivery companies reluctant to deliver to them and customers steering clear too.

Many Herald readers have remarked how typical it is that Aylesbury manages to attract a big-name store like Matalan to the town centre only to carry out works less than 48 hours after its hugely popular opening.

Our information is that the road will have reopened for the weekend - but motorists should check first before heading in that direction.