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A417 Corridor – Proposed 30, 40 and 50mph Speed Limits

Meeting: 26/03/2026 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Transport Management (Item 12/26)

12/26 A417 Corridor – Proposed 30, 40 and 50mph Speed Limits pdf icon PDF 5 MB

Cabinet Member: Transport Management 

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/258 

Key Decision 

Contact: Roger Plater, Senior Officer – Vision Zero (Roger.Plater@oxfordshire.gov.uk)  

 

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CMDTM). 

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

Approve the introduction of the following speed limit changes on the A417 and adjacent roads, as advertised:

(a)           Between Lechlade & Faringdon:

                                 i.         30mph speed limit in place of the existing 40mph speed limit at Buscot,

                                ii.         40mph speed limit in place of the existing 60mph National speed limits at Buscot,

                               iii.         50mph speed limits in place of the existing 60mph National speed limits at Buscot, and Buscot Park.

 

(b)           Between Faringdon & Wantage:

                                 i.         40mph speed limit in place of the existing 50mph speed limit at Challow

 

(c)           At Aston Tirrold:

                                 i.         40mph speed limits in place of the existing 50mph speed limits on the A417 at Blewbury Hill, and on Chalk Hill & Spring Lane.