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Many roadworks halted for Christmas
06/12/2021
County Council offers relief for drivers in the run up to festivities
Planned routine roadwork schemes on many local roads are being halted from today.
Oxfordshire County Council says this will help communities, shoppers, and businesses over the festive period.
Whilst emergency roadworks will still be permitted when necessary, most other work will be on pause until Tuesday 4 January.
Local routes where work was due to take place include:
- A361 Bloxham Road from Wykham Lane to Hennef Way
- A361 Williamscot to Junction 11
- A423 Little Bourton to Hennef Way
- A4260 Adderbury to Hennef Way
- B4000 County Boundary to Bourton
- B4035 North Newington turn to Banbury Cross
- B4100 County Boundary near Hanwell to A422
- B4100 Warwick Road Banbury
Councillor Tim Bearder, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways Management, said: “Roadworks are necessary to maintain and improve infrastructure, but we need to strike a balance to allow traffic to flow as freely as possible. That is why we are imposing a seasonal restriction on non-essential roadworks on a number of key routes as people travel to enjoy the festive period, do their Christmas shopping and support local businesses who have struggled throughout the pandemic.”
Some major infrastructure work will continue due to the nature of the work that is already in progress but, where possible, traffic management will be reduced to the minimum. Night-time working, where all traffic management is removed during the working day, will be permitted.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam