A361 reopens after emergency repairs completed on sinkhole
The A361 in north Oxfordshire has reopened after emergency repairs were completed ahead of schedule. The road, north of Wardington, was closed by Oxfordshire County Council on 5 December after a sinkhole appeared in the centre of the carriageway. Repairs began after inspectors visited the site, with the council’s highways contractor, Milestone Infrastructure, expecting the work to […]
Oxfordshire prosecutes people for blue badge misuse
People who abuse blue badges are being warned of confiscation and court action, following the prosecution of two more motorists. An on-street enforcement exercise by Oxfordshire County Council’s counter fraud team led to two men appearing at Oxford Magistrates’ Court last week. It follows the prosecution of a woman in Oxford in May for a […]
£106,500 of grants awarded to support community transport in Oxfordshire
Nine organisations are to share £106,530 to help them continue to provide community transport in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire County Council is awarding the grants, ranging from £2,730 to £21,000, to fund drivers, operating costs, recruiting and training volunteers and promotion. Councillor Andrew Gant, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport Management, said: “Oxfordshire’s community transport sector […]
Work to start on Woodstock Road improvements in Oxford
Work on measures to improve road safety and bus journey times on Oxford’s Woodstock Road will start on Monday 12 August. The Oxfordshire County Council project involves installing pedestrian crossings and junction safety improvements between Bevington Road and St. Margaret’s Road, an off-road cycle path on Woodstock Road between Frenchay Road and St. Margaret’s Road, […]
More from the LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival on this week’s Highways Voices
In the second of our tours of this month’s LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival in Coventry, we hear from seven more guests about everything from autonomous pothole repair to road marking You’ll hear from a leading local authority, a company that’s booked millions through its participation with LCRIG, about off grid roadside solutions and from […]
Oxfordshire: Vision Zero strategy to eliminate deaths and serious injuries is approved
A package of initiatives aimed at eliminating deaths and serious injuries on Oxfordshire’s roads by 2050 has been approved. Oxfordshire County Council’s cabinet today [Tuesday 23 April] approved the strategy and action plan entitled Oxfordshire – Safe Roads through Vision Zero to 2030. The document builds on the council’s adoption of Vision Zero in 2022, […]
Oxford residents rage at ‘dystopian’ LTN cameras
Business- and home owners in Oxford have reacted negatively to the prospect of ‘dystopian’ cameras being installed at six LTNs across the city. The enforcement cameras will be added to six low-traffic neighbourhood closure points in the city, says This Is Oxfordshire. The ANPR cameras will enforce traffic restrictions while giving access to emergency services vehicles. Bollards […]
Oxfordshire awarded £3.6 million to triple public EV charging provision by 2025
Oxfordshire will receive £3.6 million to triple its number of public electric vehicle (EV) chargers after the county’s Local EV Infrastructure (LEVI) bid was approved. Money from the DfT will seed fund a major rollout of infrastructure worth over £10m that will see more than 1,300 public chargers delivered in the county by the end of 2025. The […]
Oxfordshire’s electric car club trial extended until September
A year long Oxfordshire car sharing pilot scheme, launched last April, is being extended by six months due to popular demand, with more vehicles to be added to the scheme shortly. The trial features electric vehicles, which can be hired on an hourly or daily basis from district and city council owned car parks around […]
Council urges Thames Valley Police to help improve road safety in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council has written to the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner (TVPCC) to call for more action to improve road safety. Councillor Andrew Gant, the council’s Cabinet Member for Transport Management, told TVPCC Matthew Barber that more action was needed after the number of people killed or seriously injured on Oxfordshire’s roads rose […]
