London Road improvements, 2008–9 and 2010/11
Full details and updates on this Oxfordshire County Council webpage:
As the above sign says, Stage 1 of the £3m London Road scheme (from Pullen's Lane to Osler Road) started on Monday 21 July 2008. The estimated completion date is 27 February 2009.
- Oxford Mail, 7 September 2007: “Go-ahead given for £3m road facelift"
- Oxford Mail, 7 July 2007:“Plans for London Road revealed"
Sunday 20 July: The Headington Road (above) was closed west of Gipsy Lane, and local buses were re-routed via Gipsy Lane, and airport buses via Headley Way.
Week beginning Monday 21 July: Work started near Pullens Lane. Meanwhile Southern Gas went into its fourth week of gas main repairs near Gipsy Lane, and there were some new excavations by Thames Water.
Week beginning 4 August 2008: Southern Gas still at work near Gipsy Lane, while pavement narrowing continues at Pullen's Lane
20mph zone and bus lane
Consultation closed on 28 November 2007 on the county council's proposed traffic order introducing:
(1) A 20mph speed limit on the Headington Road from Pullens Lane to Headley Way
(2) An eastbound bus lane on the Headington and London Roads from Gipsy Lane to Osler Road.
- Full details of the Order
- Oxford Mail, 3 January 2008: “Police cast doubt on 20mph limit plan"
Stage 2: Osler Road to Wharton Road
The second stage (from Osler Road to Wharton Road) has been postponed (along with other road schemes in Oxford) because of changes in government funding. It is now scheduled for the year 2010/11:
- Oxford Mail, 21 March 2008:"Transport schemes face £13m cut"
The London Road subway
The most controversial aspect of the improvements is the plan to fill in the London Road subway (part of Stage 2). The photograph below (taken on Sunday 20 July 2008) shows the county council's noticeboard with a letter in praise of the subway that appeared in the previous day's Oxford Mail pasted to it.
- Oxford Mail, 2 June 2007: “Headington subway to be filled in"
- Information on the subway