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Kennington/South Hinksey: A423 Oxford Southern Bypass and Adjacent Roads - Proposed 50mph and 40mph Speed Limits
Meeting: 14/11/2019 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Environment (including Transport) (Item 77)
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Report by Director for Community Operations (Interim) (CMDE8).
The report presents responses
received to a statutory consultation on a proposal to introduce a 50mph speed
limit on the A423 Oxford Southern bypass between its junctions with A34 Hinksey Hill interchange and the existing 50mph speed limit
which terminates just north east of the Heyford Hill
roundabout junction (and including also a 50mph speed limit on the slip road to
Kennington village), a 40mph speed limit
on the Old Abingdon Road and Kennington Road between the A423 and the existing
30mph speed limits at their entries to Oxford City and Kennington village put forward as a result of a review of safety
on the A423 Oxford Southern bypass following the completion in late 2015 of the
A423 Kennington Roundabout improvement.
These speed limits were previously approved in 2017, with approval for
the 50mph speed limit being given at the Cabinet Member for Environment
decisions meeting on 29 June 2017 and the 40mph speed limit at the Cabinet
Member for Environment decisions meeting on 7 September 2017. However, due to
delays in their implementation, the council is required to reconsult on
proposals as more than two years has elapsed since their original publication.
The Cabinet Member for the
Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve a 50mph speed limit on the A423
Oxford Southern bypass between its junctions with A34 Hinksey Hill interchange and the existing 50mph
speed limit which terminates just north east of the Heyford
Hill roundabout junction (and including also a 50mph speed limit on the slip
road to Kennington village) and a 40mph
speed limit on the Old Abingdon Road and Kennington Road between the A423 and
the existing 30mph speed limits at their
entries to Oxford city and Kennington village as
advertised.
Decision:
Approved
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for
Environment considered responses received to a statutory consultation to
introduce a 50mph speed limit on the A423 Oxford Southern bypass between its
junctions with A34 Hinksey Hill interchange and the
existing 50mph speed limit which terminated just north east of the Heyford Hill roundabout junction (and including also a
50mph speed limit on the slip road to Kennington village), a 40mph speed limit
on the Old Abingdon Road and Kennington Road between the A423 and the existing
30mph speed limits at their entries to Oxford City and Kennington village put forward as a result of a review of safety
on the A423 Oxford Southern bypass following completion in late 2015 of the
A423 Kennington Roundabout improvement. These speed limits had previously been
approved in 2017 but due to delays in their implementation, the council had
been required to reconsult on the proposals as more than two years had elapsed
since their original publication.
Councillor Johnston supported the recommendation but recognising the request
from Cyclox/Cycling UK for a lower limit on both slip
roads that might need to be looked at again.
Alterations to the Kennington roundabout had been successful and a changing
attitude to cycling was changing the emphasis being given to provision of
cycling facilities under for example LTP5.
Mr Kirkwood confirmed that the proposals had been identified as part of
the safety audit on the Kennington roundabout scheme and any reduction in traffic
speed would suggest an improvement in safety for cyclists.
Noting the high level of responses received although reflecting a 50/50
split between support and objection and having regard to the information set out
in the report along with the representations made to her at the meeting the
Cabinet Member for Environment confirmed her decision as follows:
to approve a
50mph speed limit on the A423 Oxford Southern bypass between its junctions with
A34 Hinksey Hill interchange and the existing 50mph
speed limit which terminates just north east of the Heyford
Hill roundabout junction (and including also a 50mph speed limit on the slip
road to Kennington village) and a 40mph
speed limit on the Old Abingdon Road and Kennington Road between the A423 and
the existing 30mph speed limits at their
entries to Oxford city and Kennington village as
advertised.
Signed…………………………………………
Cabinet Member for Environment
Date of signing……………………………….