The Parish council received the following from Oxfordshire County Council earlier today
We are writing to seek your views on the proposal to introduce a 40mph speed limit (in place of the current 50mph speed limit) on Oxford Road through Bagley Wood, between the Abingdon ‘ring-road’ & the top of Hinksey Hill in Kennington. These proposals will help support the wider ‘Lodge Hill’ traffic calming works, as well as helping to facilitate the anticipated traffic increases as a result of extensive local development and the extension of the A34 interchange to a four-way junction. They have been put forward following consultation with Parish Councils and local stakeholders in 2022/23, as a result of which, numerous issues within the surrounding parishes were identified. Initial feasibility studies on the improvements supported by local stakeholder’s and parish councils were completed in 2023.
Further information on the ‘A34 Lodge Hill Interchange’ schemein general can be found here.
In light of this, please find the following documents attached:
- Public Notice,
- Statement of Reasons,
- Consultation Plans,
- Draft Traffic Regulation Orders.
The proposals are scheduled to be advertised in the Oxfordshire Heralds Series newspaper today; Wednesday 11th September 2024. Further information & details are also available to view on the Councils consultation portal at the address below:
https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/kennington_oxfordroad_40mph2024
As stated on the notice, any objections or other representations on the proposals should be submitted by Friday 11th October 2024.