Raft of speed reductions agreed despite public opposition
22/09/2025
The Oxford Road at Bodicote will drop to 30mph and the Deddington to Adderbury section reduce to 50mph. pic: Google
Oxfordshire’s Highways Chief took council officers’ advice and approved the changes
A number of speed limit reductions have been approved for the A4260 between Banbury and Kidlington.
Currently most of the countryside sections of the main road to Oxford are set at the national speed limit – 60mph on the single carriageway sections and 70mph on the dual carriageway.
At a recent decision-making meeting Oxfordshire’s Highways Chief, Councillor Andrew Gant, agreed to reducing the speed limits in a number of places.
These include extending the current 30mph into Banbury, which starts just before Sainsbury’s, out to Weeping Cross in Bodicote.
Between Adderbury and Deddington where the national speed limit operates a new 50mph top limit will be implemented.
The existing 50mph limit south of Deddington will be extended past Sturdy’s Castle as far as a new 40mph restriction at Hopcrofts Holt.
The southbound dual carriageway will remain at the national limit, but the northbound carriageway will drop to 60mph.
The majority of respondents in a consultation exercise were against all of the proposed changes and Thames Valley Police only supported one of the changes, but Councillor Gant was persuaded by the county council officer’s advice to move ahead with the changes.
He said: “There are issues that have been raised by responders. I’m confident that officers have addressed them.
“Our policy, I think, is clear. The DfT [Department for Trransport] guidance is reproduced in the report and it seems to be perfectly consistent, the way that it has been applied and the reasons for it ….
“Bearing all that in mind, I’m happy to agree the recommendations.”
Published: by the Banbury FM News Team
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John karn On 22/09/2025 at 5:27 pm
Haven’t the county council got better things to do than spend what little money they have tinkering for no good reason. iI they haven’t then I suggest they ask the public to tell them about all the things that really need doing.