We understand the effect that the movement of material could have on traffic this is a concern for local communities and businesses. We submitted a Construction Traffic Management Plan to help minimise traffic as part of the planning application.
The A423 Kennington bridge in the southern end of the scheme area needs to be replaced by Oxfordshire County Council. Oxfordshire County Council will employ temporary widening and contraflow traffic management will keep vehicles flowing during the works whilst they build first one bridge and then the other. Further details of this will be available closer to construction.
The new stream will need to pass under both Old Abingdon Road and Kennington Road. To keep traffic moving we have designed a temporary road through the western side of Kendall Copse. This will allow 2-way traffic to keep flowing at all times.

Our main compound will be located in fields to the north of South Hinksey. We will construct an access road at South Hinksey to keep construction traffic away from the village itself. Lorries will leave the new compound via this access road to join the A34. We’ve been working with National Highways and the local highway authority on our proposals and discussed it with Thames Valley Police to ensure the safety of all road users. The main lorry movements will be for removal of material during the earthworks which are programmed for the summer working months, when the ground is dry. These won’t take place for the whole duration of the construction period. National Highways have suggested a speed restriction on the A34 so as part of the approvals process we’ll be submitting a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order to reduce the speed limit to 40mph on the A34.
When we begin construction, one of our first actions will be to build a temporary haul road specifically for construction traffic within the scheme area, to reduce the need for lorries to drive on local roads to access different areas of the site. We will also be submitting a separate planning application for a temporary access track to Hinksey Rail Sidings. If planning permission is granted, we will have the option of removing a significant amount of the waste material off site by rail. Agreements with the operator of Hinksey Rail Sidings will also need to be in place to enable us to remove the waste material by rail.
Share
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook