Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Transport Management

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/107

Contact: Sharaz Arif, Project Manager – South & Vale

(Sharaz.Arif@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTM9)

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Approve the introduction of a 40mph speed limit on the A4183/Oxford Road, as advertised.

The Chair introduced the item to the meeting, invited speakers to make their addresses and responded to their points in turn.

Officers noted this was related to the A34 Lodge Hill scheme and that the speed surveys related to DfT guidance. Officers confirmed that the proposed reduction was anticipatory as usage was expected to rise once the new junction was in place.

The Chair noted concerns from TVP but referenced that the speed limit reduction met DfT guidance, even without road layout changes in regards to the Lodge Hill slip roads. It was confirmed that is how the changes were designed.

The Chair referred to several consultation responses.

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

RESOLVED to:

a) Approve the introduction of a 40mph speed limit on the A4183/Oxford Road, as advertised.