New lower speed limits are being proposed for across Oxfordshire as part of the county council’s Vision Zero strategy.

The proposals affect sections of the A361 between Williamscot (near Banbury) and Bradwell Grove (near Burford), including reduced speed limits of 40mph in several areas currently set at 50mph and 60mph, reports the Oxford Mail.

A 50mph limit is proposed for the stretch between Chipping Norton and Ascott-under-Wychwood, which currently has a 60mph national speed limit.

Public consultation on the proposals is open until Friday 29 May.

Additional speed limit orders have already been approved for other areas.

On 5 May Oxfordshire County Council formalised new 40mph speed limits on routes connecting to the A34 slip roads at Hampton Gay and Poyle. These include sections of the A34 on- and off-slip roads, Bicester Road, Kidlington Road, and Oxford Road.

The existing 30mph limit at Hampton Poyle has also been incorporated into the new parish-wide order.

A separate order introducing a continuous 50mph limit on the A420 from Bourton to Hinton Waldrist, replacing the remaining 60mph sections, will come into force on May 8.

The aim is to improve safety along the Swindon to Oxford route.

Related amendments have also been made to Faringdon Road, Fernham Road, Park Road, London Street, and Stanford Road. A new 40mph zone will apply to a section of London Street up to the existing 20mph limit near Sudbury Court.

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