Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Transport Management

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/263 

Non-Key Decision

Contact: Robin Calver, Team Leader – Structural Engineering (Robin.Calver@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTM). 

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Approve the introduction of a ‘13 tonne maximum weight limit’ restriction on the Claydon Canal Bridge at Claydon, as advertised.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting.

Officers confirmed that a weight limit exemption was required for fire engines as they were heavier than the proposed limit and would access across the bridge during operational matters.

Officers stated that the weight capacity might be relevant in the future as a result of the deterioration of the bridge. It was noted that repairs to the bridge were planned to prevent any further damage.

The Chair clarified that the recommendation was for a structural, rather than environmental, weight limit. Officers noted that the need for a structural weight limit was an engineering assessment but understood that the impact on the wider network needed to be considered. It was commented that the scheme could be reviewed if required.

The Chair asked for officers to accommodate Historic England’s request to review the bridge’s structures.

The Chair noted he would approve the recommendations but requested officers keep a review of the impact it had on the surrounding transport network.

The Chair thanked officers for their work and agreed to the recommendations in the report.

RESOLVED to:

a)    Approve the introduction of a ‘13 tonne maximum weight limit’ restriction on the Claydon Canal Bridge at Claydon, as advertised.