Oxford Road corridor

Access strategy

Through pre-application discussions with the Highway Authority, Oxfordshire County Council and relevant stakeholders, an active travel led approach to access has been developed.

The proposed access strategy for the site along the Oxford Road / Banbury Road comprises:

• A simple ‘Left in Left out’ priority T-junction north of the existing Water Eaton Estate access road.
• The current Water Eaton Estate access to be closed to vehicular traffic but maintaining the exiting Bridleway / Public Right of Way.
• A traffic signal-controlled crossing for pedestrians and cyclists (known as a Toucan Crossing) linking the public rights of way which cross PR6a and PR6b.
• New northbound and southbound bus stops located on the Oxford Road near to the Toucan crossing, local centre and Public Rights of Way.
• The closure of the existing St Frideswide farm access to vehicular traffic.
• A traffic signal-controlled junction located to the south of the existing St Frideswide farm which will provide access to the existing buildings.

Specific details of the junctions are considered in more detail here