The Parish Council recognises that it has been a very difficult time traffic-wise in the village over the last few months. The increase in traffic has been exacerbated by the works on the A41 to build the roundabout near Ambrosden; unfortunately, it was not possible to stop the traffic coming through the village as the road is a public highway.
As you’ll now know, Station Road was opened on Saturday 12 March, albeit with a 40mph speed restriction over the bridge, because Oxfordshire County Council required more work to be done to extend the barriers before it was finally approved.
The Bicester Road will be closed at the railway bridge for more work (including putting in safety barriers) for eight weeks from 28 March until 27 May. This is two weeks more than advertised because it was found that more safety work is needed. Contrary to the first leaflet distributed by East West Rail, pedestrian access WILL be maintained over the bridge and we have been assured that there will also be temporary traffic lights on the Blackthorn Road junction with the A41.
Meanwhile, the road to Marsh Gibbon from the northern Station Road crossroads will be closed from 14 March until 17 June so that the new railway bridge can be installed.
All enquiries or comments about any of the East West Rail works should go to publicinformation@ewralliance.co.uk