Major road resurfacing project set for Banbury in county-wide improvement scheme

Roads, bridges, drainage, pavements and streetlights will all benefit thanks to a 12-month work programme totalling £32m as part of the council’s wider investment into highway infrastructure.

Big projects on the programme for the coming financial year include Oxford Road in Banbury, Northcourt Road in Abingdon, Burwell Drive and West End in Witney, Worcester Street, Hythe Bridge Street and George Street in Oxford.

Works on the resurfacing of the Oxford Road in Banbury are set to start over the school holidays in the summer in August.

The resurfacing project on Oxford Road in town is expected to take around four weeks to complete.

The resurfacing project includes the stretch of road from the junction of Farmfield Road and Oxford Road (A4260) near the entrance to the Sainsbury's supermarket on down to the A361 junction in town.

Other work is planned for roads right across Oxfordshire meaning that communities and businesses across the county will benefit from the additional investment of £12million that the county council has again added to its maintenance budget to support the money received from central government.

County Cllr Liam Walker, the cabinet member for highways delivery and operations, said: “This is great news for communities, businesses and commuters across Oxfordshire.

“We are committed to getting the most out of every pound that we spend on Oxfordshire’s roads. That means targeting our money where it will make the biggest improvements and also working with our contractors to research and use innovative techniques that could make our money go further.”

The list of projects include resurfacing, embankment repairs, road edge strengthening, surface dressing (which water proofs and extends the life of road surfaces) and recycling schemes (where we use new techniques that incorporate old road materials).

People can view the entire detailed list of the locations included in the county's road improvement investment plan on its website with the following link: https://bit.ly/2Q14BmjBanbury residents can also report any road concerns such as potholes to the county council by reporting it on the Fix My Street section of the their website.

Cllr Walker added: "If residents see pot holes they can take a picture and upload it to the app or the web page. If it meets the criteria we'll come out and repair it."