Issue - meetings
Frilford A338- proposed 30mph and 40mph speed limits
Meeting: 07/09/2023 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Highway Management (Item 153)
153 Frilford A338- proposed 30mph and 40mph speed limits 
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Contact: Mark Francis, traffic and Traffic Schemes Technician mark.francis@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CMDHM12).
To determine what speed limit changes should be made following consideration of public consultation responses.
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management is RECOMMENDED to approve the following as advertised for the A338 Oxford Road, Frilford
a. 30mph speed limit – in place of the existing 40mph, for a distance of 448 metres northwards form its junction with the A415 Kingston Road
b. 40mph speed limit – in place of the existing 50mph speed limit, northwards to its junction with the Abingdon Road, at Tubney.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the following as advertised for the A338 Oxford Road, Frilford
a. 30mph speed limit – in place of the existing 40mph, for a distance of 448 metres northwards form its junction with the A415 Kingston Road.
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the following as advertised for the A338 Oxford Road, Frilford, subject to further discussion between the bus operators and the Director of Highways and Operations.
b. 40mph speed limit – in place of the existing 50mph speed limit, northwards to its junction with the Abingdon Road, at Tubney.
Minutes:
The report presented responses to a consultation on a proposal to lower existing speed limits on the A338 Oxford Road.
The Chair asked officers to comment on why there was a need to reduce the speed limit on that stretch of the A338 Oxford Road. Officers explained that the request came from the Parish Council and was supported by the local Member to improve the safety of residents coming in and out of their driveways. The proposal complied with the National Guidance on speed limits.
The Chair asked officers to respond to the objection from the Go-Ahead bus group subsidiaries. Officers reported that they had received notification from the School Transport Team and there were no entitled scholars on the 63S service.
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the following as advertised for the A338 Oxford Road, Frilford
a. 30mph speed limit – in place of the existing 40mph, for a distance of 448 metres northwards form its junction with the A415 Kingston Road.
The Cabinet Member for Highway Management APPROVED the following as advertised for the A338 Oxford Road, Frilford, subject to further discussion between with the bus operators and the Director of Highways and Operations.
b. 40mph speed limit – in place of the existing 50mph speed limit, northwards to its junction with the Abingdon Road, at Tubney.