Decision details

With the consent of Council, Councillor Mathew moved his motion, amended at the suggestion of Councillor Tim Bearder as shown below in strikethrough and bold italics:

The decision, last autumn now, by the Oxfordshire LEP to withdraw the funding from the Loop Farm project (Duke’s Cut to Loop Farm Roundabout), a long-promised relief road to the A40 round Oxford, undermines sensible solutions to the endless traffic jams on the A40 between Witney and Oxford roundabouts. Given that the use of public money should be productive.

Council asks Cabinet to review the plans presently being offered and adopt a long-term strategy that will meet the public’s needs for the next twenty years at least and should include serious consideration of a rail link from Carterton, Witney and Eynsham to Oxfordas part of this work Council asks the Cabinet to consider undertaking a feasibility study should funding be confirmedto look at a rail link from Carterton, Witney and Eynsham to Oxford.

The Motion as amended was agreed nem con, with 1 abstention.