List of October road closures announced for around Banbury and Chipping Norton
A number of temporary road closures and traffic notices across the Banbury and Chipping Norton areas have been confirmed to take place in October.
Several road in Banbury town centre will be temporaily closed to traffic whilst the Banbury Michaelmas Fair is being held.
All of the traffic measures for the fair will come into place from 6am on Tuesday, October 13 and will finish at 6am on Sunday, October 18.
The roads affected are Bridge Street from the junction with the bus station, to the junction with High Street/Broad Street.
It will also be closed along the northern and eastern sides of the Town Hall to where it joins the main length of Bridge Street.
The Market Place will be closed entirely to traffic and High Street will be closed from the junction with George Street to the junction with Broad Street.
Broad Street will also be closed the junction with High Street to the junction with George Street.
Exemptions are in place for emergency services and to allow for loading/unloading at businesses, which can only be reached via those roads.
The existing one-way traffic restriction on Parsons Street and Butchers Row will be temporarily suspended to allow use by two-way traffic.
The taxi ranks in Bridge Street and Horse Fair will also be moved temporarily to Broad Street and High Street.
The alternative traffic routes for the closure heading westbound are: Cherwell Street, George Street, Broad Street, Marlborough Road, High Street, Horse Fair, North Bar Street, Castle Street.
For eastbound traffic it is: Castle Street, North Bar Street, Horsefair, High Street, George Street, Cherwell Street.
Enstone
Coxs Lane in Enstone will be closed to traffic from Monday, October 26 until Saturday, October 31.
The closure has been put in place to allow for builder to carry out drain connection in safety.
Emergency service vehicles and people accessing properties within the closed section of road will still be able to use the road where reasonably practicable.
The suggested alternative route is via Coxs Lane, A44, Charlbury Road Coxs Lane and vice versa.
Churchhill
Junction Road in Churchill will be closed to traffic from 9am until 2pm on Friday, October 23.
The road is being closed to allow for electrical works to be carrued out safely.
Access will be maintained for emergency service vehicles and for people getting to properties within the closed section of road where reasonably practicable.
The suggested alternative route is via Churchill Road, Chipping Norton Road, West End, West Street, Market Street, New Street, Worcester Road and Cross Hands Hill, before continuing along the A44 to the county boundary.
The route then follows the A436 from the crossroads south of Chastleton into Gloucestershire, before joining the B4450, Station Road and the road from Station Road to Rynehill Farm.